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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
her a still greater future of commercial in-
dustry and social advancement as affects
the metropolis of the Dominion of Canada.
Prominent among the business men of
Montreal is Thos. F. G. Foisy. Mr. Foisy
IN MONTREAL EARLY PREDICTIONS OF THE is the largest piano manufacturer in the
CITY'S GROWTH A MANUFACTURING CEN-
Province of Quebec. He commenced in
TER THE THOS. K. G. FOISY PIANO
1874 as a piano dealer, and his success has
CO.
THE LARGEST PIANO MANUFAC-
been remarkable. Aside from the piano
TURERS IN THE PROVINCE OF QUE-
business, which is capitalized at $300,000,
BEC NEW FACTORY EXTENSIONS.
he is interested in many other business en-
OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY.
terprises in the city.
His factory is located at 214 Papineau ave-
It has a frontage of about 160 by 160
N 1642, down near the banks of the nue.
majestic St. Lawrence, stood a little feet in depth, three stories in height. He
company of determined men. There was has lately made extensive additions which
Maisonneuve, that knightly crusader, who give it an exceedingly imposing appear-
declared that the infant colony would ance. All parts of the Foisy piano, includ-
thrive even at the cost of his life's blood. ing cases, are made on the premises. The
There were others in the group of more or building is thoroughly equipped with all
less renown among the early founders of the modern conveniences, and requisite
Canada, but in the midst stood the vest- machinery for the rapid facilitation of
mented priest Vimont, who celebrated the working. Over one hundred men are em-
first mass in Montreal. As he glanced ployed. From six to seven hundred pianos
down the majestic vSt. Lawrence, shimmer- are manufactured annually. Every depart-
ing past to keep its tryst with the Atlantic ment is complete in its appointments, and
a thousand miles away, then up toward the is under the supervision of capable men.
grand heights of the Mount Royal, his en- A tour through the factory will convince
thusiasm kindled, and he uttered prophetic one that close supervision is maintained
words regarding the founding of the in- in all departments.
fant city.
Throughout the Province of Quebec a
"You are as a grain of mustard seed that large trade is done in Foisy pianos, while
shall rise and grow till its branches over- the company have agents from Halifax to
They make instruments in a
shadow the earth. You are few, but your Victoria.
variety of cases, including all fancy woods.
work is the work of God."
They have made a specialty of a small
The words uttered in the early part of
that century were prophetic, and the piano—a baby upright—which, it seems,
dreams of the city's early founders have they can hardly manufacture in quantities
been more than realized. It belongs to sufficient to supply the demand.
From A Traveler's
Note Book.
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The officers of the company are T. Na-
deau, president; Chas. Desmarteau, vice-
president; J. P. Bickell, secretary; J. J.
D^auchamp, attorney, and Thos. F. G.
Foisy is general manager and treasurer.
Much of the popularity and success of the
business is due to the indefatigable work of
the founder, Mr. Foisy, who is a man of
extraordinary vitality and persevcrence.
It is evident from the recent enlargement
of the manufacturing facilities that it is
the intention of the company to augment
their output considerably.
With the success which the piano has
already achieved, it is fair to presume that
its future will be indeed brilliant. Cana-
clain dealers who have not the Foisy piano
on their list will do well to correspond with
the company at headquarters, 214 Papineau
aveiiue. Past results have proven that the
Foisy piano lias been a money making in-
strument for dealers to handle. There is
still some choice territory to be allotted.
A Prize Braumuller.
T
HE Rraumuller piano offered as a prize
to the most popular lady teacher by
O. C. Klock, Oswego, N. Y., closed Sept.
1 st. The piano was won by Miss M. I.
Gittins, who received 32,237 votes. There
were eleven participants, and the contest
was very exciting. O. C. Klock is a man
of much originality, and the contest has
been, as he says, a big advertisement for
the Rraumuller piano, incidentally for O.
C. tClock, who says that prospects for fall
trade are very satisfactory.
the brave founders of Quebec, that their
descendants preserve their language and
customs, and it is true that the men who
played their parts in the stern drama —
whose scenes were laid in the almost im-
penetrable forests, and on the rocky heights
of Canada—have impressed indelibly the
features of their nationality upon that land
forever.
I thought of all this as I looked up at the
statue erected to Maisonneuve in a pub-
lic square in Montreal.
Could he gaze
down those stately streets through which
an endless tide of people ebb and flow, he
would be right in concluding that his early
judgment was excellent. Situated as it is,
really at the head of ocean navigation on
the St. Lawrence, the products of the entire
Dominion meet and pass on their respective
ways to consumers. The largest ocean
ships now come past the decaying old town
of Quebec straight up to the walls of Mon-
treal. Higher than this point the ocean
vessels will never go, owing to the Rapids
which begin a short distance above the city.
Since its foundation Montreal has forged
steadily ahead as a commercial center. It
has grown to be a noted city in almost
every line of manufacture. Its location is
a-commanding one for the conduct of busi-
ness and trade. The spirit of the present
age is forward, and not backward; and
from the evidences of enterprise and pros-
perity with which Montreal is teeming at
the present time, it is safe to predict for
T H O S . I', (i, l'OISY.