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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
From A Traveler's
Note Book.
THE ATLANTA EXPOSITION—THE NEW SOUTH.
THE GEORGIA
MANUFACTURES
BUILDING.
THE PROGRESS MADE HY THE NEGROES.
POPULAR
A. H. DEFRECE
THE JOHN
body of Americans, and not remain a for-
eign substance, as some firmly believe.
His power of imitation is apparent in many
ways, and there is no question but what
the industrial and educational schools of the
South are rapidly fitting the negro for
higher citizenship.
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CHURCH CO. 's EXHIBIT—THE EVERETT
PIANO
A FINE DISPLAY
HAYNES & CO.
The Autoharp booth is one which attracts
widespread attention. As one of the at-
tractions there are regular Autoharp con-
certs, and at times it is difficult to ap-
proach the exhibit, the crowd is so great.
The gentlemen in charge of the exhibit
are doing great service for the Autoharp
in the interesting manner which they pre-
sent them to the public. A considerable
amount of advertising matter is distributed
from this booth, and "How the Autoharp
Captured the Family" seems to be in great
demand. There is no instrument of modern
times which has been presented to the pub-
lic in such an effective way, through the
medium of the magazines and at the var-
ious Expositions, as has this clever and
popular musical instrument.
JOHN C.
S. S. STEWART.
AUTOHARP EXHIBIT
STRICH
& ZEIDLER - LOCAL TRADE.
VALUE OF 4 THE
TION
EXPOSI-
TO THE SOUTH.
SOUTHERN TRADE.
Boston, have a very nice exhibit, and S. S.
Stewart, of Philadelphia, Pa., has also a
fine showing here of his celebrated banjos,
which are constantly gaining new admirers
in the South. His exhibit is in charge of
Mr. George B. Ross, who has been busy all
the time in taking care of crowds who call
upon him to inspect the banjos.
'.
HE Atlanta Exposition will, per-
haps, be one of the strongest
factors in the removal of sec-
tional feeling's forever from
the domain of American poli-
itics. The vaticination of
Henry W. Grady has come true, and the
new South reaches out with friendly greet-
ing to her late antagonist. Many of the
members who composed the Press Club del-
egation had never been South before, and
to them the trip was full of interest. They
half expected a sullen reception on the part
of the Atlantians, but after the generous
and warm-hearted treatment which we re-
ceived from the hands of the impulsive
Southerners, they capitulated, and could
not say kind words enough about the hos-
pitality of the South; and the fact that
never once was the question of the late war
injected into any conversation, other than
in a dispassionate and an historical sense,
told how complete was that conversion. I
repeat, to some of those men it was a reve-
lation.
I think, perhaps, the object of greatest
interest to me on the Exposition grounds
was the Georgia Manufactures Building.
In it are exhibited the various lines of man-
ufactures of that State, and it is apparent to
visitors that Georgia could cut herself off
from the rest of the Union and go on se-
renely, as within her borders are manu-
factured nearly everything which is desired
for the comfort and happiness of mankind.
It seems a novelty to see the names of
Georgia factories stamped upon cotton and
woolen goods, and it only shows that toward
the Southland the manufacturing industries
are beginning to move—Southward the
Star of Empire moving. As I wrote last
week, one of the members of the firm of
Teft, Weller & Co. told me that he had left
a large order for cotton goods after his visit
to the Georgia Building.
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In point of interest for me the Negro
Building came next. Therein are exhibits
which show the progress made by a race
only a few years removed from slavery.
The exhibits show the adaptability of the
negro to become a part of the great
COL. A. K. DE FRECE.
The Press Club boys were loud in their
praise of the able management of our dele-
gation by Colonel A. B. De Frece. It seems
that the genial Colonel overlooked nothing.
Every little detail which added to the en-
joyment of the trip was carefully attended
to by him. Colonel De Frece is known to
the music trade as the Receiver of the
Automaton Piano Co., and had he given
personal attention to its management, he
would have won many warm friends in our
trade.
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The exhibit of the John Church Co. cer-
tainly deserves high commendation. It is
artistically arranged, and the pianos on ex-
hibit are worthy specimens of the piano
makers' art.
The exhibit is in charge of Mr. R. T.
Butler and Mr. Williams, who courteously
receive and entertain visitors. A vast
amount of advertising matter is handed out,
some of which is very novel. The Plectra-
phone, too, comes in for a goodly share of
attention. Some very charming effects
are produced by the girl pianist, who cap-
tivates the listeners by some of her Spanish
airs.
There is no doubt but that the Everett
piano will receive a tremendous impetus
by reason of the prominence which it has
received at this Exposition—a prominence
well merited, for the compan)- have liberally
supported the Exposition, and it is to such
corporations belongs much credit for its
success. John C. Haynes & Co., of
The Strich & Zeidler pianos, which are
in the New York Building, are constantly
admired by visitors. An automaton at-
tachment is placed in one of them. The
gentleman who is in charge of this is doing
some very effective work for the Automa-
ton. While present I saw a number of
people who were greatly interested in the
effects which he produced, and who made in-
quiries regarding its cost, and if it could
be placed in any piano. Without doubt
the many sales of the Automaton can be
directly traced to the results accomplished
at Atlanta.
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A call at the local warerooms elicited the
information that the volume of trade has
not been largely augmented by reason of
the visiting throngs to the Exposition. It
is, after all, the same story repeated here
of other great Expositions. The people
who profit directly are the hotel men, and
others whose wares are indispensable to
visitors; but the local tradesmen, such as
piano and furniture dealers, dry goods
houses, all of them usually are disappointed
in their anticipations of a good business
resulting directly from great fairs.
It is to be regretted that the attendance
on the grounds is not greater. Atlanta has
certainly given the world an Exposition
which is, in point of interest and magni-
tude,next to Chicago, eclipsing Philadelphia
and San Francisco. It seems to me to be
a reproduction almost of the Chicago Fair,
only on a smaller scale. It could have been
made more interesting had -some features
been added typical of the old South; still,
the projectors of the Atlanta Exposition
deserve great credit for the magnificent in-
dustrial show which they have presented to
the South.
There are many objects of great interest,
and on the whole, the Fair can but resul