Music Trade Review
Issue: 1894 Vol. 18 N. 47 - Page 13
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
M. P. BARNES.
Leland L. Newcomb was born in Franklin,
Johnson County, Indiana, July 17th, 1856. After
leaving the Union School at Liberty, Indiana,
he served an apprenticeship in a wholesale and re-
tail drug store at Indianapolis, Ind. Afterwards
represented for a number of years the Meyer
Bros. Drug Co., of St. Louis, Mo. Located in
Wichita, Kans., 18S5. For the past three years
has been engaged in the music business under
the firm name of Barnes & Newcomb. The
trade of this firm has rapidly increased. They
are now doing a large business in Kansas and
Oklahoma Territory.
Oscar D. Barnes, of the firm of Barnes & New-
comb, was born 1853. Educated at Union
School, Kalatnazoo, Mich. Was in drug and
general merchandise business at Richland, Mich.,
for ten years. Came to Kansas in 1879, engag-
ing in the drug and book business under the firm
name of M. P. Barnes & Son. Three years ago
formed partnership and entered in the music trade
style of the firm being Barnes & Newcomb. Mr.
Barnes is a Knight Templar and a successful
business man.
JOSEPH FLANNER,
BARNES & NEWCOMB,
Wichita.
M. P. Barnes, the senior member of this firm,
was born June 24th, 1824, at Camden, N. Y.
flilwaukee.
At an early age he emigrated to Kaiamazoo,
Mr. Flanner is the son of a Scotch physician
Michigan. He was engaged in general mer-
who came from Wilmington, N. C , to Louisiana,
chandise and drug business at Richland, Michi-
in 1840. The then leading music dealer of the
Cream City was also a native of Louisiana and
made his entrance upon the world's stage at
New Orleans just forty years ago. Mr. Flanner
spent eight years abroad mastering the French
LELAND S. NEWCOMB.
gan, lor twenty years, and removed to Wichita,
Kans., 1879. He erected a number of business
buildings, among them the palatial Richland
Block, where his firm is now located in the
music business.
Barnes & Newcomb are among the successful
firms of the West. They sell the Steinway,
Bradbury, Mason & Hamlin, Decker & Son
Henning, Prescott and Bush & Gerts pianos.
OSCAR D. HARNES.
JOSEl'H FLANNKR.
and German languages and returned to this
country in 1884, when he engaged in a large
cotton shipping house in New Orleans, and in
1876 he embarked into the music business, and
during the past eighteen years he has devoted
his entire attention to every detail of that busi-
ness, and to-day he is one of the best posted men
in the trade. He has a magnificent establish-
ment on Grand avenue where he carries an im-
mense stock of sheet music and musical instru-
ments of every description on the lower floors,
while on the upper floors he carries a stock of
pianos and organs equal to any in this country,
and prominently among them are the old Re-
liable Knabe, the Favorite Behning, and many
other popular makes of pianos. Mr. Flanner is
also well known in the trade as a publisher of
popular music ; among a few of his publications,
which have become very popular throughout
the country are: "Hearts," " A s We Sang
and Played Together," " Lucile," "Silence Is
Golden," " L e t Us Kiss," " W h y Is Not
Mamma H e r e , " " American Cavalry March,"
"Salvation Army March," etc., etc. By a
liberal use of printers' ink he has made his
name and his musical establishment household
words in Milwaukee and throughout the West
] I
B. L. GRISWOLD.
B. L. GRI3W0LD HUSIC CO.,
St. Joseph.
Mr. B. L. Griswold, the president of the Com-
pany, was born in St. Joseph, Mo., January nth,
1862. After a short experience in the dry goods
business, Mr. Griswold accepted a position with
T. J. Washburn, with whom he continued ten
years. In the month of December, 1890, he em-
barked in business for himself, purchasing a
stock of small musical merchandise formerly
owned by Huyett Bros. This venture proved a
success from the start, and in order to handle
the increasing business a company was formed
in August, 1892. The success of this house
still continuing, the capital stock was doubled
in August, 1893. The present title of the firm
is the B. L. Griswold Music Company.
Mr. W. B. Shackelford, secretary, was born in
Rockville, Ind., September 12th, 1862. He
came to St. Joseph on September 12th, 1881.
Mr. Shackelford was engaged for several years
in the jobbing business as bookkeeper and in
the credit department, his last position being
traveling adjuster for the Jno. S. Brittain Dry
Goods Co. December 1st, 1893, Mr. Shackel-
ford, already one of the largest stockholders in
this company, became active in the business,
and was elected to the office of secretary and
treasurer. Mr. Shackelford looks after the
finances and duties pertaining to his office.
Mr. Shackelford and Mr. Griswold are both
young, active and experienced business men,
with ample ability to handle and to take care of
the company's fast increasing business, which
is assuming large proportions.
W. B. SHACK BLFORD.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
M. P. BARNES.
Leland L. Newcomb was born in Franklin,
Johnson County, Indiana, July 17th, 1856. After
leaving the Union School at Liberty, Indiana,
he served an apprenticeship in a wholesale and re-
tail drug store at Indianapolis, Ind. Afterwards
represented for a number of years the Meyer
Bros. Drug Co., of St. Louis, Mo. Located in
Wichita, Kans., 18S5. For the past three years
has been engaged in the music business under
the firm name of Barnes & Newcomb. The
trade of this firm has rapidly increased. They
are now doing a large business in Kansas and
Oklahoma Territory.
Oscar D. Barnes, of the firm of Barnes & New-
comb, was born 1853. Educated at Union
School, Kalatnazoo, Mich. Was in drug and
general merchandise business at Richland, Mich.,
for ten years. Came to Kansas in 1879, engag-
ing in the drug and book business under the firm
name of M. P. Barnes & Son. Three years ago
formed partnership and entered in the music trade
style of the firm being Barnes & Newcomb. Mr.
Barnes is a Knight Templar and a successful
business man.
JOSEPH FLANNER,
BARNES & NEWCOMB,
Wichita.
M. P. Barnes, the senior member of this firm,
was born June 24th, 1824, at Camden, N. Y.
flilwaukee.
At an early age he emigrated to Kaiamazoo,
Mr. Flanner is the son of a Scotch physician
Michigan. He was engaged in general mer-
who came from Wilmington, N. C , to Louisiana,
chandise and drug business at Richland, Michi-
in 1840. The then leading music dealer of the
Cream City was also a native of Louisiana and
made his entrance upon the world's stage at
New Orleans just forty years ago. Mr. Flanner
spent eight years abroad mastering the French
LELAND S. NEWCOMB.
gan, lor twenty years, and removed to Wichita,
Kans., 1879. He erected a number of business
buildings, among them the palatial Richland
Block, where his firm is now located in the
music business.
Barnes & Newcomb are among the successful
firms of the West. They sell the Steinway,
Bradbury, Mason & Hamlin, Decker & Son
Henning, Prescott and Bush & Gerts pianos.
OSCAR D. HARNES.
JOSEl'H FLANNKR.
and German languages and returned to this
country in 1884, when he engaged in a large
cotton shipping house in New Orleans, and in
1876 he embarked into the music business, and
during the past eighteen years he has devoted
his entire attention to every detail of that busi-
ness, and to-day he is one of the best posted men
in the trade. He has a magnificent establish-
ment on Grand avenue where he carries an im-
mense stock of sheet music and musical instru-
ments of every description on the lower floors,
while on the upper floors he carries a stock of
pianos and organs equal to any in this country,
and prominently among them are the old Re-
liable Knabe, the Favorite Behning, and many
other popular makes of pianos. Mr. Flanner is
also well known in the trade as a publisher of
popular music ; among a few of his publications,
which have become very popular throughout
the country are: "Hearts," " A s We Sang
and Played Together," " Lucile," "Silence Is
Golden," " L e t Us Kiss," " W h y Is Not
Mamma H e r e , " " American Cavalry March,"
"Salvation Army March," etc., etc. By a
liberal use of printers' ink he has made his
name and his musical establishment household
words in Milwaukee and throughout the West
] I
B. L. GRISWOLD.
B. L. GRI3W0LD HUSIC CO.,
St. Joseph.
Mr. B. L. Griswold, the president of the Com-
pany, was born in St. Joseph, Mo., January nth,
1862. After a short experience in the dry goods
business, Mr. Griswold accepted a position with
T. J. Washburn, with whom he continued ten
years. In the month of December, 1890, he em-
barked in business for himself, purchasing a
stock of small musical merchandise formerly
owned by Huyett Bros. This venture proved a
success from the start, and in order to handle
the increasing business a company was formed
in August, 1892. The success of this house
still continuing, the capital stock was doubled
in August, 1893. The present title of the firm
is the B. L. Griswold Music Company.
Mr. W. B. Shackelford, secretary, was born in
Rockville, Ind., September 12th, 1862. He
came to St. Joseph on September 12th, 1881.
Mr. Shackelford was engaged for several years
in the jobbing business as bookkeeper and in
the credit department, his last position being
traveling adjuster for the Jno. S. Brittain Dry
Goods Co. December 1st, 1893, Mr. Shackel-
ford, already one of the largest stockholders in
this company, became active in the business,
and was elected to the office of secretary and
treasurer. Mr. Shackelford looks after the
finances and duties pertaining to his office.
Mr. Shackelford and Mr. Griswold are both
young, active and experienced business men,
with ample ability to handle and to take care of
the company's fast increasing business, which
is assuming large proportions.
W. B. SHACK BLFORD.
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