Music Trade Review
Issue: 1896 Vol. 23 N. 17 - Page 3
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VOL XXIII.
No. 17.
Published Every Saturday, at 3 East Fourteenth Street. New York, November 14,1896.
In The West.
STEGER
STOCK
DAMAGED
HAZ ELTON
BY
BUSH
THE
WATER—STORY
COMPLIMENTED
POPULAR
PEASE.
TO HANDLE
T
HE Steger Piano Co. suffered a loss
of from nine to ten thousand dollars
last Friday night through the careless work
of an employee in leaving the faucet open
on the fourth floor of the building on 235
Wabash avenue. The entire top floor was
flooded to a depth of several inches, and the
second and third floors fared likewise. On
the top floor, where the faucet which was
left running is located, a large stock of
piano stools was stored. These were all
ruined by the water, which took off the
paint. On the third and second floors a
stock of new pianos was thoroughl}' deluged,
and about sixty-five instruments rendered
worthless.
J. V. Steger, in speaking of the matter,
said: " I pay a protective patrol to watch
this building, and their watchman has keys
to all parts of the building, and I intend to
sue the proprietors of the patrol for dam-
ages, as their watchman must certainly
have discovered the damage if he had done
his duty. As it was, the damage was not
discovered until we opened tip this morn-
ing.
I learn that the Krell Piano Co., through
C. L. Ament, their traveler, has made a
deal with Wm. Carpenter Camp to handle
the Krell as his leader. Mr. Camp will
open up his store on the first of December,
somewhere on Wabash avenue. His first
order for pianos has already been placed.
This settles definitely all rumors concern-
ing W. C. Camp's future in the music
trade, and his enterprise, by the way, will
add another piano store to Chicago.
Business with the Story & Clark com-
panies, both in piano and organ fields, is
excellent, and the-outlook, now that elec-
tion is over, is of the brightest. There
has been a marked increase in orders since
the fourth of the month.
Traveling men are on the wing, and the
general activity in business this week is
hopeful and highly encouraging.
• All arrangements are now completed for
the opening of the Kimball branch house at
&
CLARK
EX-MANAGER
WM.
THE
KIMBALL
IN
FISCHEL's
CARPENTER
MINNEAPOLIS-
THE
" DOINGS "
CAMP
"KRELL."
Minneapolis, Minn. The big double store,
715 Nicollet avenue, will be the new home.
The formal opening will occur about Nov.
20.
A remarkably fine showing of Hazelton
pianos is now being made in the ware-
rooms of Lyon, Potter & Co. They are
really remarkable instruments, whether es-
timated from the standpoints of ornateness
of design, general finish or tonal qualities.
The Hazelton is certainly destined to win
its way into popular favor out this way.
Now that election is over, C. C. Curtiss,
well known through his former connection
with the Manufacturers' Piano Co., is about
entering with new activity upon the work
of erecting his palatial temple of music on
Michigan avenue.
The popular Will L. Bush made quite a
host of friends during his visit to the Dal-
las, Tex., State Fair. The local press gave
him many lengthy and complimentary
send-offs.
I clip the following item from the St.
Paul, Minn., "Pioneer Press" of Nov. 8th.
It speaks in language not complimentary
of the late Conover manager: " I n the
municipal court yesterday Theodore G.
Fischel. until recently manager of the
Conover Music Co., and Miss Wanda Stone
were charged with disorderly conduct.
Miss Stone admitted the charge that she
quarreled with Fischel. He struck her,
she said, several violent blows. She was
fined $10. Fischel was not present and
forfeited his bail of $25. Soon afterwards
Miss Stone returned to the court and swore
out a warrant for Fischel's arrest on a
charge of assault and battery."
Geo. B. Armstrong's clever post-election
tribute to Caesar—Bryan—in last week's
"Indicator" is worth saving. Geo. B. is a
poet.
Business with the Pease Piano Co. in this
city has been very fair during the past
week, and Chas. H. MacDonald, the genial
manager, is both enthusiastic and optimis-
tic about the future. Mr. C. H. Compton,
$3.00 PER YEAR-
SINGLE COPIES, 10 CENTS
brother-in-law of Mr. MacDonald, is again
connected with the local house.
Although the increased volume of busi-
ness this week has not been startlingly
large, yet it is something to note that there
has been a marked improvement. The
manufacturers at large are a unit in their
belief that the future can now be gauged
with a fair degree of certainty. It is the
general opinion that Christmas trade will
be excellent, with a steadily increasing
trade right through the spring.
Death of Edward R. Ambuhl.
THE VETERAN
TRAVELER
EXPIRES
AT SPRINGFIELD,
SUDDENLY
MASS.
U
PON the point of going to press we are
in receipt of a telegram from Spring-
field, Mass., advising us of the death of the
veteran traveler, Edward R. Ambuhl.
Particulars, beyond the fact that Mr. Am-
buhl was found dead in his room at the
Worthy Hotel in Springfield yesterday
morning, are lacking. Mr. Ambuhl had
been on his farm at Ghent, N. Y., all sum-
mer, and, to all appearances, was in excel-
lent health. One of the oldest and best
known travelers in America, Mr. Ambuhl
had a host of friends who will learn with
sincere regret of his sudden death. He
had been for many years head traveler for
Chickering & Sons. The members of his
immediate family who survive him are his
widow, who resides at his late residence,
Ghent, N. Y., Geo. A. Ambuhl, salesman
with the Clayton F. Summy Co., Chicago,
and Rollin C. Ambuhl, who for some years
past has assisted his father in his traveling
duties for Chickering & Sons.
Needham Pays in Gold.
T
HE Needham Piano and Organ Works
of Washington, N. J., a part of the
stock of which is owned by Vice-President-
elect Hobart, paid their men in gold last
Saturday and signified their intention to
hereafter pay in gold coin. The men have
been promised an increase in pay, be-
ginning next Monday, and an additional
force of mechanics is being employed this
week,' based upon the large holiday orders
being received daily.
THE
Louisville Veneer Mills, by the
Louisville Trust Co., brought suit last Sat-
urday for $231,36 against the Chicago Cot-
tage Organ Co. on an account.
VOL XXIII.
No. 17.
Published Every Saturday, at 3 East Fourteenth Street. New York, November 14,1896.
In The West.
STEGER
STOCK
DAMAGED
HAZ ELTON
BY
BUSH
THE
WATER—STORY
COMPLIMENTED
POPULAR
PEASE.
TO HANDLE
T
HE Steger Piano Co. suffered a loss
of from nine to ten thousand dollars
last Friday night through the careless work
of an employee in leaving the faucet open
on the fourth floor of the building on 235
Wabash avenue. The entire top floor was
flooded to a depth of several inches, and the
second and third floors fared likewise. On
the top floor, where the faucet which was
left running is located, a large stock of
piano stools was stored. These were all
ruined by the water, which took off the
paint. On the third and second floors a
stock of new pianos was thoroughl}' deluged,
and about sixty-five instruments rendered
worthless.
J. V. Steger, in speaking of the matter,
said: " I pay a protective patrol to watch
this building, and their watchman has keys
to all parts of the building, and I intend to
sue the proprietors of the patrol for dam-
ages, as their watchman must certainly
have discovered the damage if he had done
his duty. As it was, the damage was not
discovered until we opened tip this morn-
ing.
I learn that the Krell Piano Co., through
C. L. Ament, their traveler, has made a
deal with Wm. Carpenter Camp to handle
the Krell as his leader. Mr. Camp will
open up his store on the first of December,
somewhere on Wabash avenue. His first
order for pianos has already been placed.
This settles definitely all rumors concern-
ing W. C. Camp's future in the music
trade, and his enterprise, by the way, will
add another piano store to Chicago.
Business with the Story & Clark com-
panies, both in piano and organ fields, is
excellent, and the-outlook, now that elec-
tion is over, is of the brightest. There
has been a marked increase in orders since
the fourth of the month.
Traveling men are on the wing, and the
general activity in business this week is
hopeful and highly encouraging.
• All arrangements are now completed for
the opening of the Kimball branch house at
&
CLARK
EX-MANAGER
WM.
THE
KIMBALL
IN
FISCHEL's
CARPENTER
MINNEAPOLIS-
THE
" DOINGS "
CAMP
"KRELL."
Minneapolis, Minn. The big double store,
715 Nicollet avenue, will be the new home.
The formal opening will occur about Nov.
20.
A remarkably fine showing of Hazelton
pianos is now being made in the ware-
rooms of Lyon, Potter & Co. They are
really remarkable instruments, whether es-
timated from the standpoints of ornateness
of design, general finish or tonal qualities.
The Hazelton is certainly destined to win
its way into popular favor out this way.
Now that election is over, C. C. Curtiss,
well known through his former connection
with the Manufacturers' Piano Co., is about
entering with new activity upon the work
of erecting his palatial temple of music on
Michigan avenue.
The popular Will L. Bush made quite a
host of friends during his visit to the Dal-
las, Tex., State Fair. The local press gave
him many lengthy and complimentary
send-offs.
I clip the following item from the St.
Paul, Minn., "Pioneer Press" of Nov. 8th.
It speaks in language not complimentary
of the late Conover manager: " I n the
municipal court yesterday Theodore G.
Fischel. until recently manager of the
Conover Music Co., and Miss Wanda Stone
were charged with disorderly conduct.
Miss Stone admitted the charge that she
quarreled with Fischel. He struck her,
she said, several violent blows. She was
fined $10. Fischel was not present and
forfeited his bail of $25. Soon afterwards
Miss Stone returned to the court and swore
out a warrant for Fischel's arrest on a
charge of assault and battery."
Geo. B. Armstrong's clever post-election
tribute to Caesar—Bryan—in last week's
"Indicator" is worth saving. Geo. B. is a
poet.
Business with the Pease Piano Co. in this
city has been very fair during the past
week, and Chas. H. MacDonald, the genial
manager, is both enthusiastic and optimis-
tic about the future. Mr. C. H. Compton,
$3.00 PER YEAR-
SINGLE COPIES, 10 CENTS
brother-in-law of Mr. MacDonald, is again
connected with the local house.
Although the increased volume of busi-
ness this week has not been startlingly
large, yet it is something to note that there
has been a marked improvement. The
manufacturers at large are a unit in their
belief that the future can now be gauged
with a fair degree of certainty. It is the
general opinion that Christmas trade will
be excellent, with a steadily increasing
trade right through the spring.
Death of Edward R. Ambuhl.
THE VETERAN
TRAVELER
EXPIRES
AT SPRINGFIELD,
SUDDENLY
MASS.
U
PON the point of going to press we are
in receipt of a telegram from Spring-
field, Mass., advising us of the death of the
veteran traveler, Edward R. Ambuhl.
Particulars, beyond the fact that Mr. Am-
buhl was found dead in his room at the
Worthy Hotel in Springfield yesterday
morning, are lacking. Mr. Ambuhl had
been on his farm at Ghent, N. Y., all sum-
mer, and, to all appearances, was in excel-
lent health. One of the oldest and best
known travelers in America, Mr. Ambuhl
had a host of friends who will learn with
sincere regret of his sudden death. He
had been for many years head traveler for
Chickering & Sons. The members of his
immediate family who survive him are his
widow, who resides at his late residence,
Ghent, N. Y., Geo. A. Ambuhl, salesman
with the Clayton F. Summy Co., Chicago,
and Rollin C. Ambuhl, who for some years
past has assisted his father in his traveling
duties for Chickering & Sons.
Needham Pays in Gold.
T
HE Needham Piano and Organ Works
of Washington, N. J., a part of the
stock of which is owned by Vice-President-
elect Hobart, paid their men in gold last
Saturday and signified their intention to
hereafter pay in gold coin. The men have
been promised an increase in pay, be-
ginning next Monday, and an additional
force of mechanics is being employed this
week,' based upon the large holiday orders
being received daily.
THE
Louisville Veneer Mills, by the
Louisville Trust Co., brought suit last Sat-
urday for $231,36 against the Chicago Cot-
tage Organ Co. on an account.
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