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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
PERTINENT COMMENTS
UPON TIMELY TOPICS OF INTEREST
TO THE TRADE BY WRITERS IN OUR
EXCHANGES.
THE Chicago Cottage Organ Co. has
brought suit against A. Somlyo and F. W.
De Fray, of Milwaukee, Wis., to recover
$222.33 alleged to be due on a merchandise
account. The defendants prefer a counter
claim.
G. BLATCHFORD & Co., manufacturers of
organs, Elora, Berlin, Ont., have sold out.
THE employees of the Blasius Piano Co.
are perfecting arrangements for the organi-
zation of a fire department at the factory in
Wood bury, N. J. It is proposed to erect a
building adjoining the factory for the
housing of the apparatus, and to fit up a
room for the convenience of the workmen.
THE "Crown" pianos made by Geo. P.
Bent, of Chicago, are sold by the La Palma
Music House, of Guadalajara, Mex.
F W. CHICKERING, who has been con-
nected with the Manufacturers' Piano Co.,
Chicago, for some years as salesman, is
now associated with the Chicago branch of
the Pease Piano Co.
REINHARD KOCHM^NN, formerly travel-
ing representative for Hardman, Peck &
Co., will leave, as announced in these
columns some weeks ago, on the 21st of
April by the steamship "Havel," for an ex-
tended visit to Europe.
LYON & HEALYhave received a flattering
letter from Jean de Reszke, endorsing the
Washburn guitar, manufactured by their
. house.
BUY A HORN—And Toot It.
To be a success in these times we must
own a horn and toot it continually, says
Texas Siftings. To get a front seat we
must walk in, push our way past slower
men, and take the seat; and we must look
as if we not only owned it, but had a mort-
gage on all the private boxes, and could oc-
cupy any one of them if we so desired.
The man who wants to succeed must
struggle for a front seat, even if he has to
jostle the real owner and put his umbrella
down on his soft corn. Once in a while he
may be set back where he belongs, but he
will get in front oftener than if he should
wait to be invited forward.
The world has not time to analyze
character, weigh merit and to decide as to
the relative ability of men. This is a fast,
hurrying, rushing world of ours, and it
is very much influenced by the value that
a man sets on himself. If he says: " I am
a great orator, or a noted scientist," the
world is apt to take it for granted that he
is, rather than go to the trouble of holding
a civil service examination of his merits.
If he says: " I am but a poor, weak worm
of the dust," the world will say: "You
look like it; get out of the way."
We have taken a practical, worldly view
of the matter, and the amount of moral
ethics in this article may seem to you
limited, but there is truth enough in it to
bulge out at the edges and split up the
seams.
sion of dating ahead, other houses must do
likewise. Terms 30 days or 60 days are
merely a farce. The words might as well
be omitted from the invoice. Why not say
five months, or six months, or a year, if
that is the amount of time given ? One cor-
respondent writes, that goods sold in April
will soon have to be billed October 1st;
while those sold in October will be billed
for April.
"This state of affairs is due simply to the
eagerness to sell goods before they are
needed. The concession was offered by the
seller, and not demanded by the buyer; at
least not at the start. To-day the buyer,
having been educated to the system, insists
on the bills being dated ahead, as a simple
way of requesting longer credit. When any
material house has all the. contracts it can
conveniently carry, it will probably shut
down on this farce, and insist on dating the
bills when the goods are shipped. That is
the proper way, let the terms be what they
may."
Wissner's New Warerooms.
TTO WISSNER, piano manufacturer,
has secured a lease of 539 Fulton St.,
which, by the way, is right in the center of
the dry goods district, and one of the finest
locations in the city, and, having had the
interior handsomely refitted at a great ex-
pense, has opened magnificent piano ware-
rooms. The building is three stories in
height. On the main floor can be seen a
large assortment of pianos, grands and up-
rights, in all the various styles of modern
construction. The second floor will be used
for reserve purposes. Here will be seen a
fine selection of some forty or fifty pianos,
upright and square, and a large stock of or-
gans. The third floor will be used as
studios, of which there will be a goodly
number, all elegantly fitted up. This
makes the fifth retail establishment operated
by Mr. Wissner, beside the large factory
located on State street, corner of Flatbush
avenue. Mr. Wissner also has establish-
ments in Newark and Jersey City, N. J.,
and in Chicago.—Brooklyn Eagle.
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Department of Commerce and Manufactures.
Wide attention has been attracted by the
THE Harry E. Dean Music House, of
Toledo, suffered damage amounting to Senate bill providing for the creation of a
$5,000 through fire last week. The insur- Department of Commerce and Manufac-
tures, says Bradstreefs. Meetings to con-
ance is ample.
sider the expediency of the measure have
GRINNELL BROTHERS, Detroit, Mich., are already been held by some commercial
making preparations to move into new and bodies, and others are in prospect. The
larger quarters at 219-23 Woodward avenue, New York Chamber of Commerce has
right across the street from their present passed a resolution declaring in favor of
establishment.
Taken on an Old Warrant.
the measure, and it is not unlikely that
similar
action
will
be
taken
by
other
bodies.
W. E. HALL, traveling representative for
FRANCIS A. VINCENT SAID TO HAVE GIVEN A
the Pease Piano Co., returned from a It is probable that when the scope of the
WORTHLESS CHECK.
Southern trip recently. Although business measure is better understood the commer-
is not over active in that section, he has no cial organizations will be more ready to
RANCIS A. VINCENT, manager of
reason to complain. He made several new make thsir opinions in reference to it
the Cornish Piano Co., of Washing-
agents, and secured a number of good known.
ton, N. J., was arrested at the Imperial
orders.
FUTURE DATING—What It Is Due To.
Hotel yesterday on a warrant issued by
"Quite
often
we
receive
letters
from
Police Justice McMahon June 11, 1895.
C. W. FULKERSON and Prof. A. P.
subscribers
and
dealers
complaining
of
the
He was arraigned in the Centre Street
Thomas will open a large piano and music
evil
of
future
dating,
which
habit
appears
Police
Court, where John J. Kant, a broker,
store in the Watt Building on North Church
to
be
on
the
increase,"
says
Varnish.
of
No.
468 Broadway, appeared against
street, Carbondale, Pa. Their stock will
"Strange
to
say,
though
many
decry
the
him
as
complainant.
embrace everything pertaining to a first
practice, none appear to have sufficient
The latter stated that he had loaned Vin-
class establishment.
courage to take the initiative in its suppres- cent various sums of money, and in mak-
J. FORD FOX, for several years manager sion.
ing a settlement with him, Vincent gave
of Dearborn's piano stores in Washington,
"Like many other commercial evils, the him a check on a bank in which he had no
Del., has succeeded Mr. Dearborn as pro- system had its origin in the endeavor of funds.
prietor of the same. The establishment at some house to secure orders before the
Magistrate Mott held the defendant for
present is located in the Opera House buyer was ready.
examination in $1,000 bail.—Journal,
Building, Nos. 820 and 822 Market street,
"Naturally if one house gave this conces- April 6.
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