Music Trade Review
Issue: 1894 Vol. 18 N. 49 - Page 2
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
iUDOLF DOLGE, of Alfred Dolge & Son,
will sail for Europe next week. Mr-
Dolge's trip, while primarily for rest and recre-
ation, will be devoted in a measure to furthering
the interests of the Autoharp, which is attaining
a very wide popularity in London and the Eng-
lish provinces.
Sf\JUl\Df\Y.
3 EAST 14th STREET, NEW YORK.
SUBSCRIPTION (including: postage) United States and
Canada, $3.00 per year, in advance; Foreign Countries,
$4 00.
ADVERTISEMENTS, $2.00 per inch, single column, per
insertion; unless inserted upon rates made by special
contract.
Entered at the New York Post Office as Second Class Matter.
by his Washington representative, that he in-
tends to take further advantage of such a good
opportunity of proclaiming the fame and name
of the Bradbury piano. This time, however, it
will not be a "free trip to Europe," but the
deed of a house and lot which he intends offer-
ing as a prize. Mr. Smith has evidently in
mind the fact that the Fall is coming along, and
he is solicitous for the welfare of some one at
ILLIAM F. DECKER returned last week present unknown. The wonder is where -rill
on the steamer " Trave " from a two Mr. Smith stop at. The Jiext prize will prob-
month's European trip. The trip was taken ably be a steam yacht, a coach and four, or
entirely for recreation, and during his foreign the elevated railroad. Anyhow Mr. S Elliott
sojourn Mr. Dicker visited the principal cities Kramer, the school principal who was fortunate
of Europe. He is looking in the best of health, enough to ht the winner of the first prize is on
bronzed and hearty, and is evidently much the sea, and will soon reach terra firma If he
benefited by his relaxation from business cares. is at all grateful, he will not fail to proclaim the
fame of the Bradbury pianos and its prophet
Freeborn G. Smith throughout Europe.
DCCORDING to a resolution of Congress,
approved by the President last December,
is pleasant, indeed, for us to note the many
$100,000 was appropriated for the purpose of
kind sayings to which our contemporaries
issuing individual diplomas to the thousands of
have
given
utterance regarding the last Special
skilled workers whose brain add muscle helped
to make the Fair what it was. The fund was published from this office. Such recognition is
placed in charge of the Board of Lady Man- good in a double sense. It not only shows that
agers, and they are at present busily engaged in the music trade press is impregnated with the
sending diplomas of honorable mention to de- spirit of fairness, but that they are willing to
signers, inventors and expert artisans who are give public recognition of what one of their
engaged in the production and perfection of ex- craft may accomplish. The Indicator of July
hibits at the Fair. The diploma is of a hand- 5th prints the following compliment, for which
some design and will undoubtedly be treasured we return thanks : Edward Lyman Bill, the
by those honored. This resolution of Congress
was indeed a happy thought and an original
one too, for former expositions have been con-
tent with awarding medals and diplomas to the
exhibitor, and entirely ignoring the inventor or
workman. It must be added that exhibitors ex-
press a great deal of satisfaction at the honor
which is being paid their employees.
JCEZALK about the income tax ! there will be no
<»T» incomes to tax if these disturbances con-
tinue to multiply.
&lf|F the great railway boycott of the Pullman
SS 8 cars continues to extend, the Pullman
pianos also may be boycotted. In that event it
would seem that the company adopted rather
an unfortunate name.
p
& CO. can add another to the
$§* many honors bestowed on their splendid
instruments. This time the honor has come
from California, where the Sohmer piano re-
ceived first and highest award at the great Inter-
national Exposition.
week the new Behr Bros & Co. com-
pleted their first piano. It is an upright,
and as perfect an instrument from every stand-
point as those which have won such a worthy
reputation for the firm of Behr Bros, in the past.
It is numbered 15674, a continuation of the
nu mbering used on the pianos of the old firm.
W. W. Kimball Company, Chicago,
have recently issued a circular letter to
their agents throughout the country in which
they say : ' 'As a sort of guide by which to regu-
late our manufacturing for the next few months,
we would like to get at the general condition of
your territory and what the prospects are for the
future, covering, first, the condition of the
crops ; second the condition of the various man-
ufacturing industries in the field, and third,
condition of the banks.
" We shall feel obliged if you will make a little
special effort to get U3 pretty full information
on these several points, together with' your
opinion as to the outlook for trade, based on the
conditions."
This glvesan excellent idea of the go-ahead
methods in voge in the management of the W.
W. Kimball Company. They are enabled by
this means to get a thorough knowledge of the
conditions of trade throughout the country and
it furthermore keep3 them quite in touch with
their army of agents.
publisher of THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, is to
be congratulated upon his late Western number.
It is as attractive outside as it is readable inside.
The matter is of a high grade and is so diversi-
fied that the interest is always kept alive. The
number contains seventy-four pages, and, as its
name signifies, it is entirely devoted to the
Western interests of the trade. The sketches of
the Western houses are all readable, and not
the least entertaining phase of the number are
the halftone pictures of the leading members of
the trade in this section of the country.- Taken
as a whole, this issue of THE MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW is a highly creditable number.
d EMBERS
of the music trade seem to be in
active demand by the two great political
parties nowadays. Judging from the daily
papers, political honors—Municipal, State and
National—await their refusal or acceptance.
During the past week Mr. Wm. Steinway's
name has appeared frequently in several papers
as the only candidate for Mayor who stands a
chance of election next fall on the Democratic
ticket. In Central New York the papers are
booming Mr. Alfred Dolge as the best repre-
sentative the Republican party could name for
Gubernatorial honors; a candidate who the
Schoharie Union says " would win by at least
100,000 majority.'' And then, up in the Green
Mountain State, the papers are saying kindly
things about the popular Governor, Hon. Levi
K. Fuller, and they hope to see him occupy a
higher station at the National Capitol after his
. FREEBORN G. SMITH is SO well satis- present term of office has expired. And so it is
fied with the result of his free-trip-to- throughout the country, great and humble
Europe prize for the most popular teacher offered members of the trade are being singled out for
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
iUDOLF DOLGE, of Alfred Dolge & Son,
will sail for Europe next week. Mr-
Dolge's trip, while primarily for rest and recre-
ation, will be devoted in a measure to furthering
the interests of the Autoharp, which is attaining
a very wide popularity in London and the Eng-
lish provinces.
Sf\JUl\Df\Y.
3 EAST 14th STREET, NEW YORK.
SUBSCRIPTION (including: postage) United States and
Canada, $3.00 per year, in advance; Foreign Countries,
$4 00.
ADVERTISEMENTS, $2.00 per inch, single column, per
insertion; unless inserted upon rates made by special
contract.
Entered at the New York Post Office as Second Class Matter.
by his Washington representative, that he in-
tends to take further advantage of such a good
opportunity of proclaiming the fame and name
of the Bradbury piano. This time, however, it
will not be a "free trip to Europe," but the
deed of a house and lot which he intends offer-
ing as a prize. Mr. Smith has evidently in
mind the fact that the Fall is coming along, and
he is solicitous for the welfare of some one at
ILLIAM F. DECKER returned last week present unknown. The wonder is where -rill
on the steamer " Trave " from a two Mr. Smith stop at. The Jiext prize will prob-
month's European trip. The trip was taken ably be a steam yacht, a coach and four, or
entirely for recreation, and during his foreign the elevated railroad. Anyhow Mr. S Elliott
sojourn Mr. Dicker visited the principal cities Kramer, the school principal who was fortunate
of Europe. He is looking in the best of health, enough to ht the winner of the first prize is on
bronzed and hearty, and is evidently much the sea, and will soon reach terra firma If he
benefited by his relaxation from business cares. is at all grateful, he will not fail to proclaim the
fame of the Bradbury pianos and its prophet
Freeborn G. Smith throughout Europe.
DCCORDING to a resolution of Congress,
approved by the President last December,
is pleasant, indeed, for us to note the many
$100,000 was appropriated for the purpose of
kind sayings to which our contemporaries
issuing individual diplomas to the thousands of
have
given
utterance regarding the last Special
skilled workers whose brain add muscle helped
to make the Fair what it was. The fund was published from this office. Such recognition is
placed in charge of the Board of Lady Man- good in a double sense. It not only shows that
agers, and they are at present busily engaged in the music trade press is impregnated with the
sending diplomas of honorable mention to de- spirit of fairness, but that they are willing to
signers, inventors and expert artisans who are give public recognition of what one of their
engaged in the production and perfection of ex- craft may accomplish. The Indicator of July
hibits at the Fair. The diploma is of a hand- 5th prints the following compliment, for which
some design and will undoubtedly be treasured we return thanks : Edward Lyman Bill, the
by those honored. This resolution of Congress
was indeed a happy thought and an original
one too, for former expositions have been con-
tent with awarding medals and diplomas to the
exhibitor, and entirely ignoring the inventor or
workman. It must be added that exhibitors ex-
press a great deal of satisfaction at the honor
which is being paid their employees.
JCEZALK about the income tax ! there will be no
<»T» incomes to tax if these disturbances con-
tinue to multiply.
&lf|F the great railway boycott of the Pullman
SS 8 cars continues to extend, the Pullman
pianos also may be boycotted. In that event it
would seem that the company adopted rather
an unfortunate name.
p
& CO. can add another to the
$§* many honors bestowed on their splendid
instruments. This time the honor has come
from California, where the Sohmer piano re-
ceived first and highest award at the great Inter-
national Exposition.
week the new Behr Bros & Co. com-
pleted their first piano. It is an upright,
and as perfect an instrument from every stand-
point as those which have won such a worthy
reputation for the firm of Behr Bros, in the past.
It is numbered 15674, a continuation of the
nu mbering used on the pianos of the old firm.
W. W. Kimball Company, Chicago,
have recently issued a circular letter to
their agents throughout the country in which
they say : ' 'As a sort of guide by which to regu-
late our manufacturing for the next few months,
we would like to get at the general condition of
your territory and what the prospects are for the
future, covering, first, the condition of the
crops ; second the condition of the various man-
ufacturing industries in the field, and third,
condition of the banks.
" We shall feel obliged if you will make a little
special effort to get U3 pretty full information
on these several points, together with' your
opinion as to the outlook for trade, based on the
conditions."
This glvesan excellent idea of the go-ahead
methods in voge in the management of the W.
W. Kimball Company. They are enabled by
this means to get a thorough knowledge of the
conditions of trade throughout the country and
it furthermore keep3 them quite in touch with
their army of agents.
publisher of THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, is to
be congratulated upon his late Western number.
It is as attractive outside as it is readable inside.
The matter is of a high grade and is so diversi-
fied that the interest is always kept alive. The
number contains seventy-four pages, and, as its
name signifies, it is entirely devoted to the
Western interests of the trade. The sketches of
the Western houses are all readable, and not
the least entertaining phase of the number are
the halftone pictures of the leading members of
the trade in this section of the country.- Taken
as a whole, this issue of THE MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW is a highly creditable number.
d EMBERS
of the music trade seem to be in
active demand by the two great political
parties nowadays. Judging from the daily
papers, political honors—Municipal, State and
National—await their refusal or acceptance.
During the past week Mr. Wm. Steinway's
name has appeared frequently in several papers
as the only candidate for Mayor who stands a
chance of election next fall on the Democratic
ticket. In Central New York the papers are
booming Mr. Alfred Dolge as the best repre-
sentative the Republican party could name for
Gubernatorial honors; a candidate who the
Schoharie Union says " would win by at least
100,000 majority.'' And then, up in the Green
Mountain State, the papers are saying kindly
things about the popular Governor, Hon. Levi
K. Fuller, and they hope to see him occupy a
higher station at the National Capitol after his
. FREEBORN G. SMITH is SO well satis- present term of office has expired. And so it is
fied with the result of his free-trip-to- throughout the country, great and humble
Europe prize for the most popular teacher offered members of the trade are being singled out for
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