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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
Injunction Secured by Knabe & Co.
Supreme Court Justice Beekman granted
an injunction Thursday last on the applica-
tion of Wm. Knabe & Co., piano manufact-
urers, restraining Rudolph Aronson from dis-
posing of or parting with a contract made by
him with Mme. Teresa Carrefio for a concert
tour in the United States and Canada during
the season of 1897.
James E. Healy, of Knabe & Co., when
seen by a representative of the press on Thurs-
day stated that the injunction obtained was
to prevent the conclusion of an arrangement
between Rudolph Aronson and a certain New
York piano concern, whereby, in defiance of
their contract with Aronson, the piano of that
concern was to be introduced in the Carreno
concerts.
" Mme. Carreno," said Mr. Healy, " flatly
declined to be a party to this arrangement,
but, of course, was in the hands of her man-
ager. Mme. Carreno left to-night for Pitts-
burg to fill an engagement with the Pittsburg
Symphony Orchestra, and will use our piano
as usual."
A Dangerous Fire.
LUCKHARDT & BELDER BURNED OUT.
Half a dozen persons fled for their lives from
a fire which, without warning, broke out in the
music store of Luckhardt & Belder, at 10 East
Seventeenth Street, at 10 o'clock last Thurs-
day morning.
The fire started in the cellar and suddenly
broke through the basement floor next to Mr.
Luckhardt's desk. There were about a dozen
people in the store at the time.
Mr. Luckhardt slammed the door of the
safe and attempted to run to the street. He
was half-suffocated before he had gone a few
feet, and so, throwing himself to the floor, he
crept on all fours toward the street.
His bookkeeper and others who were in the
rear of the store got out safely, too, in the
same way. The employees in the front of the
store had less difficulty in reaching a place
of safety.
Of course the firemen worked under un-
usual difficulties owing to the snow-storm, and
several of them were injured.
The building was leased by George W. Her-
bert, piano dealer, who occupied the first floor
and who sublet it to other firms.
Luckhardt & Belder's loss in music and
small goods is estimated at between $3,000
and $4,000. Mr. Herbert suffered but slight
damage.
President Braumuller Goes West.
Otto L. Braumuller, president of the Brau-
muller Co., this city, left the first of the week
for an extended road trip. Mr. Braumuller
is on the war path for new business, and hopes
to visit the numerous Braumuller agencies in
the West and Northwest. He is in St. Paul
at the time of writing, and will locate in Chi-
cago a portion of next week. Mr. Braumuller
expects to get back to New York about the
third week in February.
' Herman A. Braumuller is in charge of the
home interests and reports excellent business.
der that uncertainty be removed, confidence
restored, and business permitted to revive.
The committee also recommended that duties
should be made such as shall be consistent
with the adequate protection of American
manufacturers and the labor employed, and
that Congress be invited to establish and ex-
tend reciprocity.
A special committee was also appointed to
prepare a memorial to the President and Con-
gress, asking for such action as will lead to
the United States Consuls forwarding reports
relating to the commercial interests of the
country,
and urging the creation of the bu-
I had a pleasant call on Tuesday last from
reau
in
Washington
to publish them.
Byron Mauzy, the popular and progressive
The
session
of
the
manufacturers has at-
San Francisco dealer. He spoke quite hope-
tracted
considerable
publicity
in all the daily
fully of trade prospects on the Coast.
papers.
" We have not struck a 'boom/ " said Mr.
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Mauzy, " but there is a steady betterment,
A
correspondent
informs
me that the
which will become accentuated after March
Boards
of
Trade
of
Pittsfield
and adjacent,
4th. As far as my business is concerned, 1896
towns
in
Massachusetts
have
been
approached
was better than the previous year; in fact, we
by
certain
parties
for
the
purpose
of
establish-
did an excellent all-round trade; in common
ing
a
piano
factory
wherein
will
be
manufact-
with others, we expect to do a much larger
business during 1897. Our renting trade is ured an instrument bearing a name similar or
especially good, while the demand for the nearly similar to that of an old established and
reliable Sohmer piano among the best classes reputable concern in this city, provided, of
in San Francisco and locality is constantly in- course, sufficient capital is forthcoming from
creasing. We are great admirers of the Soh- local parties. I think it would be well for the
mer. It is one of those safe, reliable, and Boards of trade and other parties approached
satisfying instruments which it is a pleasure in this matter to correspond with some of the
to handle. We are also doing an excellent supply houses in this city relative to the career
trade with the Newby & Evans and ' Opera ' of the principal party interested before enter-
ing into a venture of this kind. They will then
pianos."
Mr. Mauzy spoke quite appreciatively of be better able to avoid being caught in what
the splendid news service from the coast the sporting fraternity would entitle a " gold
which is appearing in The Review, and paid brick " deal. An endeavor to trade on the
the paper some compliments which modesty name and reputation of an honest and reput-
able concern should be heartily discounte-
forbids repeating.
While Mr. Mauzy's visit to the East was nanced, hence our friends in Pittsfield and
not for the purpose of placing orders exactly locality should be on their guard.
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—'being merely a customary annual visit with
The annual reunion of the employees of Al-
the object of keeping " in touch " with the
trade—yet no doubt the houses he represents fred Dolge will occur this evening at Turn
on the Coast will soon be following him up Hall, in Dolgeville. The programme is, as
with some good shipments of their latest usual, an interesting one. Mr. Dolge will de-
liver his annual address, and Mr. Edward
styles.
Mr. Mauzy left for Boston Wednesday, Dedicke will also speak. The Hon. Edward
from which place he will journey for home, A. Brown being the " master of ceremonies "
making one or two stops en route. As he insures the entire affair being a brilliant suc-
reached New York during our coldest spell cess.
this winter, he will no doubt have some good
stories to tell about our frigid climate when
" To keep in touch with the trade " is a
he reaches the " land of sunshine and flow- mighty good text for dealers to live up to.
These words were uttered by Mr. Byron
ers.
Mauzy when asked a few days ago, by The
The National Association of Manufacturers Review, about the object of his Eastern visit.
How many dealers " keep in touch with the
held their annual session in Philadelphia this
week. The attendance was large and the busi- trade"? How many have a thorough knowl-
ness transacted was of the most important edge of the mechanism of the instruments
they handle? How many visit New York,
character.
The reports presented by the special com- Chicago, or elsewhere to inspect the factories,
mittees were of intense interest to the com- to " keep in touch " with the firms and the
mercial world, and it is evident that the efforts products they represent?
Somehow progress and success are united
of the association will be of the greatest
utility in favorably influencing public opin- in the dealer who follows the course of such
ion and legislation on the many important men as Mr. Mauzy; for "keeping in touch
questions which concern the interests of man- with the trade" is absolutely important in
these days.
ufacturers all over the country.
To be fair to the dealer, it is just as neces-
Prompt action was taken on two important
sary
that the manufacturer should " keep in
subjects. The first was the report of the spe-jii
touch
" with him. He should visit the dealer
cial committee on the tariff policy, favoring its
personally,
for there is much of mutual ad-
revision at the earliest possible moment in or-