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have been turned down, or rather whose Alfred Dolge. Travel where you will, and
instruments have been turned out of the you will find that the work and the theories
of this great modern thinker has extended
Atlanta Exposition, make an exhibit of
their pianos outside the gates? There the far outside of music trade lines, and has
hands of Director General Collier could not been disseminated all over the world.
touch them. It does seem as if every Ex- Small wonder that his tremendous success
ATMOSPHERIC CHANGES
IN THE TRAIL OF A
position must be spiced with a little piano engenders jealousies.
COMET—ALWAYS IN F.VIDKNCK—THE FISCHER.
Siun-f-inesH. This piano sauce is not sa-
RENE GRUNEWAL1) TAUGHT THE STRIKERS
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vory, but it has to be swallowed.
A LESSON
THEY ARE STRIKING YET.
I ran across a dealer the other day who
I wrote, at the time of my visit to At-
THE TROUBLE AT ATLANTA
DICTA-
lanta last spring, that piano manufacturers had been selling some of the pianos manu-
TORIAL COLLIER HEATS ROOSEVELT.
would do well if they would make exhibits factured by Ilaines & Co., that industrial
WHERE WILL HE HALT? — GREAT
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at the Atlanta Exposition. I predicted at institution of which John Haines, Jr., is
IS DOLGE—HA1NF.S & CO. ARE , .
that time that the Fair would be a success, manager. He said: " I am greatly pleased
MAKING PIANOS WHICH ARE
and that it would be a capital opportunity with these instruments. There is a nicety
WARMLY PRAISED
FUR-
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to bring the pianos to the notice of all the of detail, a perfection of finish about them
HUSH WHISKS LIKE A
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which I warmly commend. It seems to
South, and of the Latin countries south of
COMET.
me
that Mr. Haines has departed from the
us as well. Also, I made a point of the
old
seasoned paths of piano architecture,
awards, which would be handled on a dif-
and
is now out with something entirely
HE light clothing of the past ferent basis than any Exposition hitherto
new
and
original. He has shown himself
week has been replaced by held. It seems now that there will be
to
be
a
piano
man in the highest sense."
overcoats and thicker woolens mighty few manufacturers who can reach
this week. With such pecu- far enough to knock the persimmons off
liar atmospheric changes a the Atlanta tree. This fellow Collier is
A great traveler is E. W. Furbush. He
traveler must carry, in order fully cognizant of his own importance, and
to be comfortable and to keep he means to exercise his authority with whisks over the country from Maine to
California as rapidly as a comet, and in his
in touch with the weather, several changes despotic sway.
of suits, beginning with light weight tex-
While I believe that non-exhibitors are wake there is always plenty of white winged
ture and run up to heavy chinchilla gar- not entitled to any of the advertising ben- missives flying toward Boston containing
ments. But now that we have escaped con- efits in an Exposition sense- -I mean by orders for the Briggs. The Briggs—the
tact with Faye's comet, why we may that in any of the buildings under direct Briggs—that is Mr. Furbush's cry. He
breathe a little easier, and surely can travel control of the Exposition company—yet to believes in Briggs, talks Briggs, and is a
'
with increased comfort.
assume that an independent building, such part of Briggs.
as
a
State
building
is
supposed
to
be,
has
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not the right to place a piano of any make
What a difference in the service in the
There is one piano that I always find in in its parlors, is absurd. It is more than
strong evidence in my travels. That is the puritanical, and it out-Roosevelts Roose- two lines of roads which run out of the
Grand Central Depot. The other day I sat
Fischer. What a superb line of dealers velt himself.
this old established firm have in every sec-
Let us take the Maryland Building. In in the buffet car on my way East. I or-
tion of the country, and what a tremendous the State of Maryland there is one great dered lunch shortly after leaving New
record the Fischer firm have made in the firm of piano manufacturers who have ac- York. There were comparatively few peo-
production of instruments. One hundred quired a world-wide reputation. Their pi- ple in the car, and it was only a few mo-
thousand —that is a long way ahead for a anos are known wherever music is taught ments before we reached New Haven that
man who is beginning to manufacture pi- or known or sung. They have been in the I received my, lunch. As I had to change
anos to-day---and, think for one moment, very van of musical progress; have aided cars at that point, I positively refused to
what a tremendous influence those one hun- and assisted it in Baltimore. They have accept or pay for my lunch. An hour and
dred thousand pianos have, scattered as built instruments of the highest artistic ex- a half is just a trifle too long for a hungry
cellence—instruments which have won the man to wait for a bite, and it does not add
they are, throughout all America.
praise of the world's greatest artists. to his sweetness of temper, particularly
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There is but one such institution in the when the mercury soars in the nineties.
Rene Grunewald, of whose well-appoint- State of Maryland. I refer to that emi- Now, on the New York Central it is differ-
ed guitar and mandolin factory in New nent firm—Win. Knabe & Co., Baltimore. ent. Having traveled on every road of
Orleans I have written previously, showed Maryland is proud of the achievements of note in America, I am frank to say that I
the right kind of spirit the other day with the Knabe firm. The Board of Directors, think the New York Central in point of ser-
strikers. Mr. Grunewald intended to visit who had the arrangement of the State vice and efficiency is excelled by none.
New York to be present at the recent yacht building in charge, or at least supposed They have recently adopted an innovation
races. Orders had been crowding in upon they had, desired to place therein a Knabe in railroading which is worthy of that great
him just before, and he was extremely busy piano the only piano of high repute of system. They now have a corps of uni-
the day previous to his intended departure. which Maryland boasts. But just here is formed attendants to meet all trains at the
A large order was received for mandolins, where their misapprehension occurred. Grand Central and assist passengers in get-
and his men, knowing that he intended to The all-important hand of Collier reached ting street cars, carriages or cabs, etc.
They are attired in costumes as brilliant as
leave town on the following day, thought out and swept the Knabe from the grounds;
worn by the Turks, but they are of unesti-
it would be an excellent time to strike. his giant paw also reached over and scraped
mable value to people not acquainted with
They did, and they are striking yet. Mr. out the Behr Bros, instruments. It now
New York, not only assisting them to land,
Grunewald immediately threw up his pros- is a question whether his agile digits will
but helping them to find the right road in
pective trip, settled right down to busi- reach the Strich & Zeidler, and sweep from
the great metropolis as well. This service
ness, secured a new force of experienced the Atlanta Exposition grounds the pianos
is free, and I think the New York Central
mechanics, and the men who thought they which the directors of the building erected
is the first road in America to adopt this in-
had him just in a position where they could by the State of New York desired to place
novation.
force him to an increase, are still looking therein or not. Great is Collier!
for employment. In Rene Grunewald they
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found the wrong man.
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PETER DUFFY, president of the Schubert
There is probably no German-American
who has acquired such world-wide promi- Piano Co.. has returned from his success-
Why not the piano manufacturers who nence in the politico-economic field as ful Western trip.
From A Traveler's
Note Book.