Music Trade Review
Issue: 1895 Vol. 20 N. 16 - Page 13
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HENRY SIEGLING,
CHARLKSTON.
It was Charleston that was the "Cradle
of the Rebellion." It was there that the
The instruments which are handled at
the Siegling warerooms are the Hazelton
Bros., J. & C. Fischer, Emerson, Shonin-
ger and New England pianos; aside from
this list are carried a varied assortment of
other pianos, both new and second-hand.
In the organ line they handle the Shonin-
ger, Farrand & Votey, Loring & Blake, and
a goodly stock of small musical instru-
ments is also at all times displayed to ad-
vantage in the Siegling warerooms.
It
may be readily imagined that a house which
can date back to 1819 must have a high
local standing. This is true of the house
of Siegling.
COLLINS & ARMSTRONG CO.,
FORT WORTH.
Collins & Armstrong first began business
in 1885. The firm was then composed of
HENRY SIKOUNC.
ordinance of secession was passed, and
there that rebellion against the Union had
its birth. It was there that the guns of
Beauregard opened on Sumter in '61, and
the country awoke to the fact that civil
war with all its horrors was under way.
It was in Charleston in 1819 that the
music house of John Siegling was establish-
ed. Charleston was then the fourth city in
point of population and wealth in the
United States. Through all the years since
the early days of the century the house of
Siegling has withstood and successfully
weathered all storms.
The founder was John Siegling, a native
of Russia, and father of the present pro-
prietor.
Henry Siegling is a native of
Charlestor, and for over fifty years has
been identified with the house which bears
his name. He was educated in Germany.
Perhaps no better illustration can be made
than to quote Mr. Siegling's own words.
He says: " I t has always been our aim and
best
endeavor, aided by appreciative
friends and a generous public, to-make and
to keep this a first-class music store in
every respect, which the long and practical
experience of the firm obtained from a close
and constant attention devoted solely to
this business. It enables this firm to select
and furnish to friends and patrons such in-
struments for this market as have been
long and favorably known."
undoubtedly do the largest business in the
Southwest. Mr. Armstrong is about thirty
years of age, ^and Mr. Collins about
thirty-seven, and both are experienced men
in their line of business. The Collins &
Armstrong Co. sell many leading makes
of pianos and organs, and control a large
territory for several makes of instru-
ments.
They sell nearly one thousand
Chicago Cottage organs annually.
The
policy of the concern is aggressive, yet
they maintain a commendable degree of
conservatism. Mr. Collins and Mr. Arm-
strong own the controlling interest in the
company. Both gentlemen began the busi-
ness early in life, and know something of
how to secure trade and keep it. They
both began by handling instruments on
consignment, and earned every dollar they
have by careful work, economy and patient
industry. Mr. Collins is a native of Wis-
consin. Mr. Armstrong is a native of the
Lone Star State. The company is now in
its tenth year of existence, and lias passed
the period of stormy financial trouble unin-
jured, and to-day enjoys an increasing
trade.
• '
E. F. DROOP & SONS,
WASHINCI ON.
Edward F. Droop first saw light in the
city of Osnabruck, Germany, a place, by
the way, which has become quite noted as
being the birthplace of many prominent
ELMON ARMSTRONG.
Warren Collins and Elmon Armstrong.
They were then located at Waco, Tex.,
and later they re'moved to Fort Worth. At
the beginning their capital was small, but
business with them has continually pros-
pered. In 1890 the Collins & Armstrong-
Co, was incorporated with a capital stock of
$100,000. Aside from the original found-
ers, there were stockholders J. F. Ellis, a
retired banker of Fort Worth; Geo. Malkey,
a merchant banker of Fort Worth, and H.
D. Cable, of the Chicago Cottage Organ Co.
The stockholders are principally the same.
Elmon Armstrong is the general manager
of the corporation. They do a large trade
in Texas, the Indian Territory and Okla-
homa Territory. Their annual sales are
about two thousand instruments.
They
K. V. I>KOOI\
German-Americans who have acquired
wealth and fame in the development of the
music trade of America. Mr. Droop came
HENRY SIEGLING,
CHARLKSTON.
It was Charleston that was the "Cradle
of the Rebellion." It was there that the
The instruments which are handled at
the Siegling warerooms are the Hazelton
Bros., J. & C. Fischer, Emerson, Shonin-
ger and New England pianos; aside from
this list are carried a varied assortment of
other pianos, both new and second-hand.
In the organ line they handle the Shonin-
ger, Farrand & Votey, Loring & Blake, and
a goodly stock of small musical instru-
ments is also at all times displayed to ad-
vantage in the Siegling warerooms.
It
may be readily imagined that a house which
can date back to 1819 must have a high
local standing. This is true of the house
of Siegling.
COLLINS & ARMSTRONG CO.,
FORT WORTH.
Collins & Armstrong first began business
in 1885. The firm was then composed of
HENRY SIKOUNC.
ordinance of secession was passed, and
there that rebellion against the Union had
its birth. It was there that the guns of
Beauregard opened on Sumter in '61, and
the country awoke to the fact that civil
war with all its horrors was under way.
It was in Charleston in 1819 that the
music house of John Siegling was establish-
ed. Charleston was then the fourth city in
point of population and wealth in the
United States. Through all the years since
the early days of the century the house of
Siegling has withstood and successfully
weathered all storms.
The founder was John Siegling, a native
of Russia, and father of the present pro-
prietor.
Henry Siegling is a native of
Charlestor, and for over fifty years has
been identified with the house which bears
his name. He was educated in Germany.
Perhaps no better illustration can be made
than to quote Mr. Siegling's own words.
He says: " I t has always been our aim and
best
endeavor, aided by appreciative
friends and a generous public, to-make and
to keep this a first-class music store in
every respect, which the long and practical
experience of the firm obtained from a close
and constant attention devoted solely to
this business. It enables this firm to select
and furnish to friends and patrons such in-
struments for this market as have been
long and favorably known."
undoubtedly do the largest business in the
Southwest. Mr. Armstrong is about thirty
years of age, ^and Mr. Collins about
thirty-seven, and both are experienced men
in their line of business. The Collins &
Armstrong Co. sell many leading makes
of pianos and organs, and control a large
territory for several makes of instru-
ments.
They sell nearly one thousand
Chicago Cottage organs annually.
The
policy of the concern is aggressive, yet
they maintain a commendable degree of
conservatism. Mr. Collins and Mr. Arm-
strong own the controlling interest in the
company. Both gentlemen began the busi-
ness early in life, and know something of
how to secure trade and keep it. They
both began by handling instruments on
consignment, and earned every dollar they
have by careful work, economy and patient
industry. Mr. Collins is a native of Wis-
consin. Mr. Armstrong is a native of the
Lone Star State. The company is now in
its tenth year of existence, and lias passed
the period of stormy financial trouble unin-
jured, and to-day enjoys an increasing
trade.
• '
E. F. DROOP & SONS,
WASHINCI ON.
Edward F. Droop first saw light in the
city of Osnabruck, Germany, a place, by
the way, which has become quite noted as
being the birthplace of many prominent
ELMON ARMSTRONG.
Warren Collins and Elmon Armstrong.
They were then located at Waco, Tex.,
and later they re'moved to Fort Worth. At
the beginning their capital was small, but
business with them has continually pros-
pered. In 1890 the Collins & Armstrong-
Co, was incorporated with a capital stock of
$100,000. Aside from the original found-
ers, there were stockholders J. F. Ellis, a
retired banker of Fort Worth; Geo. Malkey,
a merchant banker of Fort Worth, and H.
D. Cable, of the Chicago Cottage Organ Co.
The stockholders are principally the same.
Elmon Armstrong is the general manager
of the corporation. They do a large trade
in Texas, the Indian Territory and Okla-
homa Territory. Their annual sales are
about two thousand instruments.
They
K. V. I>KOOI\
German-Americans who have acquired
wealth and fame in the development of the
music trade of America. Mr. Droop came
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