Music Trade Review
Issue: 1897 Vol. 25 N. 7 - Page 3
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VOL. XXV.
N o . 7.
Published Every Saturday at 3 East Fourteenth Street. New York, August 14,1897.
Pease with Summy.
THE CHICAGO AGENCY OF THE POPULAR PEASE
PIANO WILL BE WITH THE CLAYTON F.
SUMMY CO.
John D. Pease returned Thursday after-
noon from a trip to Chicago, where he con-
cluded the preliminary arrangements with
the Clayton P. Summy Co. for the agency
for the Pease piano. That's the whole mat-
ter in a nutshell as related to us by Mr.
Pease Friday morning. He furthermore
stated "Mr. Robinson, who has been a long
time with the Western branch, will remain
with us in the same capacity. Things over
the country are looking splendidly, and it
seems to me that McKinley is not so far in
advance of his show as some people have
fondly emphasized. The piano trade in
common with all other lines is bound to feel
the beneficial effects of returning prosper-
ity. We notice it here in the home office
already by the number of orders which are
s:eadily coming in."
From Seattle.
D.
S. JOHNSON AND THE WINTER & HARPER
DEAL WHAT MR. HARPER SAYS.
[Special to The Review.]
Seattle, Wash., Aug. 7, 1897.
The local papers here have had consider-
able to say about the recent sale of the
piano stock of Winter & Harper of Seattle,
to D. S. Johnson of Tacoma. When inter-
viewed Mr. Chas. H. Harper said:
"Yes, I have sold out my entire stock
and good will of the business. D. S. John-
ston, with the Chickering and Kimball
pianos, has taken fully three-fourths of the
piano business in the State, and I con-
cluded that so far as I am concerned he is
welcome to all of it.
"The fact is, there is nothing in the
piano business any more. They are sold
so near the factory cost of production that
no one except a manufacturer can com-
pete with the low selling prices and pay
expenses.
" Mr. Johnston represents Chickering &
Sons and the Kimball company, two of the
largest piano manufacturing corporations in
the world, in the capacity of a factor, and
is responsible for the low prices of pianos
and organs that prevail all over the State.
He can sell them at what it costs the most
of dealers to buy them. I wish him success,
and shall turn my attention to the^'small
musical instrument business. The many
and wonderful new inventions in the line
of small instruments of varying capacity
that are being put on the market is simply
marvelous, and I propose to bring them
before the people. I shall make arrange-
ments with the leading manufacturers of
Europe, where cheap labor produces the
finest instruments in the world for much
less than can be done in this country, to
import on a large scale for a jobbing and
retail trade to be conducted in my present
large store.
" Mr. Johnston will occupy half the store
with pianos, and I the other half, thus
reducing expenses to the minimum. I
shall start for Europe as soon as possible."
Tower Buys Land.
A report from Boston says Sylvester
Tower of Cambridge has purchased three
and a half acres-of land located in Belmont,
near Parry Brothers' brick yards and owned
by Matthew Patterson. Mr. Tower is a
manufacturer of piano keys and it is stated
that he intends to erect a large factory in
Belmont and remove his business from
Cambridge to that town. The price paid
for the land is an unusual one, being
$305.50 per acre.
Looking for Hood.
[Special to The Review.]
Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 9, 1897.
The police are looking for James Hood,
a well-known young man, who has been
working for J. J. Herbert, the piano
dealer, for the past nine months. Thurs-
day afternoon Hood purchased a pair of
pants at Glenn & Shaw's and tendered in
payment a check for $50 signed by Mr.
Herbert and made payable to himself.
The firm had done business with Hood
on several occasions, and thinking that the
check was genuine they accepted it and
gave him the change. Friday Mr. Shaw
presented the check at the First National
Bank and payment was refused. He then
sought Mr. Herbert and that gentleman
pronounced the check a forgery.
Mr. Herbert stated to a reporter yester-
day that Hood had figured in several shady
transactions recently and that he (Hood)
was in debt to him to the extent of about
$200.
$3.00 PER YEAR.
SINGLE COPIES, 10 CENTS.
Buckbee Sold Out.
Deputy ^Sheriff Simonson Wednesday
sold out the effects of John H. Buckbee,
manufacturer of musical instruments and
banjos, at 115 and 117 East Thirteenth
street, city, under an execution for $1,088,
in favor of Charles Bruno. The sale
amounted to $1,094. Josef Sheina, the
veneer man, was the purchaser.
Klock with Needham.
O. C. Klock, piano and organ dealer,
traveler, and all round musical expert, was
in town this week. While here he made
arrangements to travel in the early fall for
the Needham Piano & Organ Co. Mr.
Klock is a traveler of national repute, and
his many friends throughout the trade will
be glad to learn that he has again become a
"knight of the grip."
Decker with Wigand.
Arrangements have just been concluded
whereby the local agency for the Decker &
Son piano will be handled by Albert G.
Wigand, who has recently opened up tasty
warerooms at 8 E. Eighteenth street. There
bas been considerable speculation rife in
the trade as to what piano Mr. Wigand
would handle as his leader. It seems to
be settled that the Decker & Son piano has
the call. It is Mr. Wigand's intention to
push steadily for local trade.
Geo. C. Crane returned last Monday
from a business trip through New York
and Pennsylvania. Mr. Crane was success-
ful in closing contracts with a number of
well-known dealers, and in conversation,
Monday, said: " I never yet have visited
a town but that I have made an agency for
the 'Royal' piano." Next week Mr. Crane
will visit some of the New England States.
Mr. Adams, representing Denton, Cot-
tier & Daniels, the Krakauer agents in
Buffalo, N. Y., was in town this week.
Prof. Fanciulli, leader of the Marine
Band, was in town this week. Speaking
to a friend concerning the recent unpleas-
ant incident which led to his arrest, he said
that insubordination or disobedience was
not dreamt of by him. The trouble, he is
stated to have said, arose from a misappre-
hension.
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VOL. XXV.
N o . 7.
Published Every Saturday at 3 East Fourteenth Street. New York, August 14,1897.
Pease with Summy.
THE CHICAGO AGENCY OF THE POPULAR PEASE
PIANO WILL BE WITH THE CLAYTON F.
SUMMY CO.
John D. Pease returned Thursday after-
noon from a trip to Chicago, where he con-
cluded the preliminary arrangements with
the Clayton P. Summy Co. for the agency
for the Pease piano. That's the whole mat-
ter in a nutshell as related to us by Mr.
Pease Friday morning. He furthermore
stated "Mr. Robinson, who has been a long
time with the Western branch, will remain
with us in the same capacity. Things over
the country are looking splendidly, and it
seems to me that McKinley is not so far in
advance of his show as some people have
fondly emphasized. The piano trade in
common with all other lines is bound to feel
the beneficial effects of returning prosper-
ity. We notice it here in the home office
already by the number of orders which are
s:eadily coming in."
From Seattle.
D.
S. JOHNSON AND THE WINTER & HARPER
DEAL WHAT MR. HARPER SAYS.
[Special to The Review.]
Seattle, Wash., Aug. 7, 1897.
The local papers here have had consider-
able to say about the recent sale of the
piano stock of Winter & Harper of Seattle,
to D. S. Johnson of Tacoma. When inter-
viewed Mr. Chas. H. Harper said:
"Yes, I have sold out my entire stock
and good will of the business. D. S. John-
ston, with the Chickering and Kimball
pianos, has taken fully three-fourths of the
piano business in the State, and I con-
cluded that so far as I am concerned he is
welcome to all of it.
"The fact is, there is nothing in the
piano business any more. They are sold
so near the factory cost of production that
no one except a manufacturer can com-
pete with the low selling prices and pay
expenses.
" Mr. Johnston represents Chickering &
Sons and the Kimball company, two of the
largest piano manufacturing corporations in
the world, in the capacity of a factor, and
is responsible for the low prices of pianos
and organs that prevail all over the State.
He can sell them at what it costs the most
of dealers to buy them. I wish him success,
and shall turn my attention to the^'small
musical instrument business. The many
and wonderful new inventions in the line
of small instruments of varying capacity
that are being put on the market is simply
marvelous, and I propose to bring them
before the people. I shall make arrange-
ments with the leading manufacturers of
Europe, where cheap labor produces the
finest instruments in the world for much
less than can be done in this country, to
import on a large scale for a jobbing and
retail trade to be conducted in my present
large store.
" Mr. Johnston will occupy half the store
with pianos, and I the other half, thus
reducing expenses to the minimum. I
shall start for Europe as soon as possible."
Tower Buys Land.
A report from Boston says Sylvester
Tower of Cambridge has purchased three
and a half acres-of land located in Belmont,
near Parry Brothers' brick yards and owned
by Matthew Patterson. Mr. Tower is a
manufacturer of piano keys and it is stated
that he intends to erect a large factory in
Belmont and remove his business from
Cambridge to that town. The price paid
for the land is an unusual one, being
$305.50 per acre.
Looking for Hood.
[Special to The Review.]
Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 9, 1897.
The police are looking for James Hood,
a well-known young man, who has been
working for J. J. Herbert, the piano
dealer, for the past nine months. Thurs-
day afternoon Hood purchased a pair of
pants at Glenn & Shaw's and tendered in
payment a check for $50 signed by Mr.
Herbert and made payable to himself.
The firm had done business with Hood
on several occasions, and thinking that the
check was genuine they accepted it and
gave him the change. Friday Mr. Shaw
presented the check at the First National
Bank and payment was refused. He then
sought Mr. Herbert and that gentleman
pronounced the check a forgery.
Mr. Herbert stated to a reporter yester-
day that Hood had figured in several shady
transactions recently and that he (Hood)
was in debt to him to the extent of about
$200.
$3.00 PER YEAR.
SINGLE COPIES, 10 CENTS.
Buckbee Sold Out.
Deputy ^Sheriff Simonson Wednesday
sold out the effects of John H. Buckbee,
manufacturer of musical instruments and
banjos, at 115 and 117 East Thirteenth
street, city, under an execution for $1,088,
in favor of Charles Bruno. The sale
amounted to $1,094. Josef Sheina, the
veneer man, was the purchaser.
Klock with Needham.
O. C. Klock, piano and organ dealer,
traveler, and all round musical expert, was
in town this week. While here he made
arrangements to travel in the early fall for
the Needham Piano & Organ Co. Mr.
Klock is a traveler of national repute, and
his many friends throughout the trade will
be glad to learn that he has again become a
"knight of the grip."
Decker with Wigand.
Arrangements have just been concluded
whereby the local agency for the Decker &
Son piano will be handled by Albert G.
Wigand, who has recently opened up tasty
warerooms at 8 E. Eighteenth street. There
bas been considerable speculation rife in
the trade as to what piano Mr. Wigand
would handle as his leader. It seems to
be settled that the Decker & Son piano has
the call. It is Mr. Wigand's intention to
push steadily for local trade.
Geo. C. Crane returned last Monday
from a business trip through New York
and Pennsylvania. Mr. Crane was success-
ful in closing contracts with a number of
well-known dealers, and in conversation,
Monday, said: " I never yet have visited
a town but that I have made an agency for
the 'Royal' piano." Next week Mr. Crane
will visit some of the New England States.
Mr. Adams, representing Denton, Cot-
tier & Daniels, the Krakauer agents in
Buffalo, N. Y., was in town this week.
Prof. Fanciulli, leader of the Marine
Band, was in town this week. Speaking
to a friend concerning the recent unpleas-
ant incident which led to his arrest, he said
that insubordination or disobedience was
not dreamt of by him. The trouble, he is
stated to have said, arose from a misappre-
hension.
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