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THE Ml/SId TRADE REVIEW
A Hazelton Achievement in Uprights.
Brown & Simpson vs. whitehm.
[Special to The Review.]
One of the artistic creations of the year is
the piano pictured here—Hazelton Bros.'
new cabinet grand, style X. This instru-
ment, like all the Hazleton products, is a
splendid example of perfect piano making
any, ebonized, English oak, French
Circassian and American walnut.
semi-colonial in architecture. It has
tically carved or engraved panels and
sides, full iron frame, overstrung
and displays distinctive qualities which give
it a positive individuality. In scaling, tone
and action adjustment it compels the most
critical praise.
Style X is made in richly figured mahog-
patent repeating action, tone-sustaining
pedal, patent adjustable full front swing
music desk, folding fall. Height, 4 feet 8
inches ; width, 5 feet 2% inches ; depth,
2 feet 4 inches.
New York — First City in the
World.
New York is now the commercial and
financial metropolis of the world—the su-
preme city in all that goes to make cities
great in the world-sense of that term.
The sceptre which London has so long
held has been transferred. The primacy
has passed to the American metropolis.
Secretary Gage will announce the glad
tidings in his annual report.
The Clearing-House transactions of New
York for this year have exceeded those of
London by nearly $2,000,000, and the vol-
ume of commerce in and out of this port
has exceeded that of London by $10,000,-
000.
It is for our legislature to take care that
this supremacy, once secured, shall never
again be relinquished by the empire city of
the Empire State. It is ours now to rule in
commerce and finance if our law-givers are
wise enough to have it so.
As to population, that is a secondary
consideration, but even as to that, if New
York's commercial interests are properly
guarded we shall not be long in surpassing
our only rival on earth—London.
It is no wonder that British sentiment
seeks alliance with a Republic that has in
little more than a century achieved a great-
ness so stupendous.
I. Emory Davis, who, at various times
was connected with the music trade in
various capacities, having represented the
Chicago Cottage Organ Co. for a number
of years, died at his late home in Middle-
town, N. Y., on Nov. 16th.
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Luxton & Black Affairs.
Buffalo, N. Y., Nov. 21, 1898.
An application was made before Justice
White in the special term of the Supreme
Court Friday for the confirmation of the
referee's report in the matter of the volun-
tary dissolution of the Luxton & Black
Piano Company.
This firm went into the hands of receiv-
ers over a year ago, H. V. McMullen and
W. (). Black being named as the perma-
nent receivers. Mr. Black resigned last
April, and now the referee, Irving W.
Cole, awards Mr. McMullen $246 as due
from Mr. Black.
Mr. Black's attorney, Thos. R. Stone,
asked that the report of the referee be not
confirmed, but Justice White decided to
approve it. He directed the receiver, Mr.
McMullen, to pay Mr. Cole $160 for his
services as referee and Mr. Stone $150 as
his counsel fees.
A man named Geo. Cruikshank has
been arrested on a charge of stealing from
E. W. Laughlin, a music dealer at Pitts-
burg, Pa.
Pittsburg, Pa., Nov. 21, 1898.
The first case which came before the
November term of the U. S. Circuit Court,
which opened a few days ago in this city
Judge Acheson presiding, was that of the
Brown & Simpson Company vs. W. C.
Whitehill, Philip Dornberger and Theo.
G. Wettach. It is a suit to recover a bill
of $3,615 which the plaintiffs claim White-
hill and the other two mentioned owe them
for pianos purchased in 1897.
The Brown & Simpson Company are
manufacturers of pianos and W. C. White-
hill is a music dealer on Smithfield street,
this city. The plaintiffs claim that Dorn-
berger and Wettach are partners of White-
hill and, therefore, equally responsible
with him for the bill. The effort of the
defense is to prove that they are not and
have not been partners in any legal sense
of the word. Some of the testimony,
notably that of Henry G. Farnham, a
traveling salesman for an eastern piano
house, was damaging to the defense. Farn-
ham testified that Dornberger had said to
him in Whitehill's presence that he was a
partner and would back up Whitehill in his
deals. The same defendants have another
suit to sustain for the recovery of money
for pianos sold. The plaintiffs in the suit
are the Henry F. Miller & Sons' Piano
Company.
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Since the foregoing was received we
learn that a verdict for the plaintiff in the
above case has been rendered.
The E. H. Andrews Husic Co.
[Special to The Review.]
Raleigh, N. C, Nov. 21, 1898.
Articles of agreement were to-day filed
with the Secretary of State by E. M. An-
drews, C. W. Parker, F. H. Andrews, T.
W. Andrews, W. E. Parker and Geo. N.
Adams for the incorporation of " E. M.
Andrews Music Company," of Charlotte,
with a capital stock of $30,000, with the
privilege of increasing to $50,000. The
business will be that of manufacturing and
dealing in musical instruments, furniture,
and such other articles of merchandise as
the corporation may determine.
Edna Organ Co. Resume.
[Special to The Review. J
Toledo, O.,Nov. 21, 1898.
The Edna Piano & Organ Co., of Mon-
roeville, after a two years' shut-down, re-
sumed business to-day under new manage-
ment.
Mehlin
Pianos
Factory, 461 to 467 West 40th St.,
New York.
'A Leader
among
Leaders."
Main Office and Warerooms :
27 Union Square.