Music Trade Review
Issue: 1899 Vol. 29 N. 21 - Page 3
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V O L . XXIX. No. 2 1 . Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 3 East Fourteenth Street. New York, November 18,1899.
The Huntington Piano in London.
For the Dewey Arch.
In compliance with the numerous requests REPRESENTATIVE COMMITTEES APPOINTED
of customers for a well-constructed Ameri-
COVERING EVERY DEPARTMENT
OF THE TRADE.
can piano at a lower price than any model
manufactured by Messrs. Steinway & Sons,
In addition to the committee appointed
Mr. Eshelby has entered into arrangements to represent the piano trade in collecting
with the Huntington Piano Co., of Shelton, the funds for the Dewey Arch, and com-
Connecticut, to represent that house in posed of Chas. H. Steinway, Geo. H.
Great Britain. The products of the com- Chickering and William Knabe, the follow-
pany are guaranteed by Messrs. Steinway ing committee has been appointed for the
to be well and durably made, and in every organ, musical merchandise and music
sense high class pianos. They are not, of publishing trades: E. P. Mason, of the
course, intended to compete with the Stein- Mason & Hamlin Co. ; Gen. Julius J. Es-
way instruments, being turned out at a tey, of the Estey Organ Co. ; Ex-Congress-
price at which that eminent firm does man C. G. Conn, Peter D. Strauch, of
not manufacture. But the fact that they are Strauch Bros, and Chas. H. Ditson, of C.
ranged beside the Steinway piano in the H. Ditson & Co.
showrooms at Lower Seymour street,
shows that Mr. Eshelby has a high opin-
A Slick Piano flan.
ion of their merits, and is willing for deal-
ers to test them amid what may be termed
La Crosse, Wis., Nov. 13, 1899.
trying surroundings. The Huntington
Sheriff
Nelson has in his hands a war-
pianos are made in accordance with Eng-
rant
for
the
arrest of Bauer Rowan, who is
lish tastes in regard to size and style of
$100
ahead
by
a very shrewd game. About
case construction. Those we inspected
a
week
ago
the
gentleman appeared in the
were of the "severe" order of architecture,
city
and
after
a
little
preliminary arrange-
but will, perhaps, be none the less pleasing
ments
agreed
to
represent
M. N. Grasby,
to the average person on that account. In
the
piano
dealer
of
South
Third street.
tone and touch they were excellent, and
Part
of
the
agreement
was
that
Mr. Gras-
their numerous good qualities and reason-
by
's
name
was
not
to
appear
at all, as
able price, should make them formidable
Rowan
suggested
that
it
would
be
better
rivals of the best German instruments.—
if
it
appeared
that
he
represented
an
out
of
Music, London.
town party.
Yesterday he sold a piano for $225 and
Committees Appointed.
received $100 cash as the first installment.
At a recent meeting of the Boston Music Mr. Grasby began to suspect the man and
Trade Association the following com- sent one of his employees with Rowan to
mittees were appointed: Nominating com- see that everything was straight. That
mittee, Henry F. Miller, William Steinert was of no avail, however, for on the sur-
and Geo. S. Hutchings. Committee on face it appeared that Rowan was working
dinner arrangements, Alexander Steinert, for an out-of-town party and Mr. Grasby's
Chandler W. Smith and F. H. Owen. The man did not wish to object to the payment
vacancy made by the resignation of E. P. of money to Rowan for fear that it might
Mason as delegate to the Board of Trade upset the deal did he turn out to be all
was filled by the election of Chandler W. square, and so last evening Rowan collect-
Smith to that position. Mr. Mason was ed the money and took it to his hotel, ac-
compelled to retire owing to the excessive companied by Mr. Grasby's representative,
demands of business.
where the cash was put in the safe.
Early this morning he told the hotel
A Genuine "Strad."
clerk he was going to Winona and took the
A fine example of Stradivarius violin $100 along, saying he would be back this
has come to light in Wolverhampton, Eng- noon. In the meantime Mr. Grasby be-
land. It was pawned by the widow of an came more suspicious and complained to
itinerant musician for a few shillings and the authorities.
He is out his piano and the $100, and as
later came into possession of a Mr. Hart,
owner of an hotel in that city. Leading he silently acquiesced in the sale, he can-
experts who examined the violin have not collect from the purchaser again, and
come to the conclusion that it is worth be- as Rowan has skipped out, he cannot get
it from him.
tween $
SINGLE COPIES 10 CENTS.
Grand Rapids News.
[Special to The Review.]
Grand Rapids, Mich., Nov. 10, 1899.
S. E. Clark & Co. have withdrawn their
business in Grand Rapids, where they had
a store at No. 1 South Division street, and
their former manager, Mr. T. J. Atkinson,
has gone in business for himself at 217
South Division street. His ability as a
salesman and manager is well-known,
and his friends predict for him a successful
business career. He will handle the Smith
& Nixon line, and later he will take on the
Krell.
^__^
Bankruptcy Amendment.
The New York Journal suggests that the
National Bankruptcy law ought to be
changed so that its provisions cannot apply
to actors, artists and people whose debts
have not been incurred for merchandise
required to carry on their business. This
is the best amendment to the law that we
have yet seen proposed. The merchant
who has failed in former years is debarred
from starting up in business again on his
own account unless he can get rid of the
indebtedness which he has incurred in the
pursuit of his business. This condition
does not apply to professional people,
whether the word be used in the special or
the general sense. Hence the operation of
the law should be restricted to merchants
whose debts are for goods bought at whole-
sale, and not be so extended as to permit
the general public to escape their obliga-
tions to retailers, obligations which, in the
great majority of instances, are due to ex-
travagance, and, in many cases, to sheer
dishonesty.
_____
Busy at Waterloo.
One of the busiest plants in the trade is
that of the Waterloo Organ Co., Waterloo,
N. Y. Malcolm Love, the directing genius
of this industrial enterprise, has been work-
ing over-time to fill his orders with a satis-
factory degree of promptitude. Mr. Love
is one of the members of the trade who
prefers to work rather than talk and while
he has made substantial additions to his
factory in the way of erecting new addi-
tions to the organ plant, he has done this
without any flourish of trumpets. Quiet-
ly, but with unmistakable vigor, the busi-
ness of this concern is augmenting.
W. H. Poole has been making one of
his customary successful trips through the
South and West.
V O L . XXIX. No. 2 1 . Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 3 East Fourteenth Street. New York, November 18,1899.
The Huntington Piano in London.
For the Dewey Arch.
In compliance with the numerous requests REPRESENTATIVE COMMITTEES APPOINTED
of customers for a well-constructed Ameri-
COVERING EVERY DEPARTMENT
OF THE TRADE.
can piano at a lower price than any model
manufactured by Messrs. Steinway & Sons,
In addition to the committee appointed
Mr. Eshelby has entered into arrangements to represent the piano trade in collecting
with the Huntington Piano Co., of Shelton, the funds for the Dewey Arch, and com-
Connecticut, to represent that house in posed of Chas. H. Steinway, Geo. H.
Great Britain. The products of the com- Chickering and William Knabe, the follow-
pany are guaranteed by Messrs. Steinway ing committee has been appointed for the
to be well and durably made, and in every organ, musical merchandise and music
sense high class pianos. They are not, of publishing trades: E. P. Mason, of the
course, intended to compete with the Stein- Mason & Hamlin Co. ; Gen. Julius J. Es-
way instruments, being turned out at a tey, of the Estey Organ Co. ; Ex-Congress-
price at which that eminent firm does man C. G. Conn, Peter D. Strauch, of
not manufacture. But the fact that they are Strauch Bros, and Chas. H. Ditson, of C.
ranged beside the Steinway piano in the H. Ditson & Co.
showrooms at Lower Seymour street,
shows that Mr. Eshelby has a high opin-
A Slick Piano flan.
ion of their merits, and is willing for deal-
ers to test them amid what may be termed
La Crosse, Wis., Nov. 13, 1899.
trying surroundings. The Huntington
Sheriff
Nelson has in his hands a war-
pianos are made in accordance with Eng-
rant
for
the
arrest of Bauer Rowan, who is
lish tastes in regard to size and style of
$100
ahead
by
a very shrewd game. About
case construction. Those we inspected
a
week
ago
the
gentleman appeared in the
were of the "severe" order of architecture,
city
and
after
a
little
preliminary arrange-
but will, perhaps, be none the less pleasing
ments
agreed
to
represent
M. N. Grasby,
to the average person on that account. In
the
piano
dealer
of
South
Third street.
tone and touch they were excellent, and
Part
of
the
agreement
was
that
Mr. Gras-
their numerous good qualities and reason-
by
's
name
was
not
to
appear
at all, as
able price, should make them formidable
Rowan
suggested
that
it
would
be
better
rivals of the best German instruments.—
if
it
appeared
that
he
represented
an
out
of
Music, London.
town party.
Yesterday he sold a piano for $225 and
Committees Appointed.
received $100 cash as the first installment.
At a recent meeting of the Boston Music Mr. Grasby began to suspect the man and
Trade Association the following com- sent one of his employees with Rowan to
mittees were appointed: Nominating com- see that everything was straight. That
mittee, Henry F. Miller, William Steinert was of no avail, however, for on the sur-
and Geo. S. Hutchings. Committee on face it appeared that Rowan was working
dinner arrangements, Alexander Steinert, for an out-of-town party and Mr. Grasby's
Chandler W. Smith and F. H. Owen. The man did not wish to object to the payment
vacancy made by the resignation of E. P. of money to Rowan for fear that it might
Mason as delegate to the Board of Trade upset the deal did he turn out to be all
was filled by the election of Chandler W. square, and so last evening Rowan collect-
Smith to that position. Mr. Mason was ed the money and took it to his hotel, ac-
compelled to retire owing to the excessive companied by Mr. Grasby's representative,
demands of business.
where the cash was put in the safe.
Early this morning he told the hotel
A Genuine "Strad."
clerk he was going to Winona and took the
A fine example of Stradivarius violin $100 along, saying he would be back this
has come to light in Wolverhampton, Eng- noon. In the meantime Mr. Grasby be-
land. It was pawned by the widow of an came more suspicious and complained to
itinerant musician for a few shillings and the authorities.
He is out his piano and the $100, and as
later came into possession of a Mr. Hart,
owner of an hotel in that city. Leading he silently acquiesced in the sale, he can-
experts who examined the violin have not collect from the purchaser again, and
come to the conclusion that it is worth be- as Rowan has skipped out, he cannot get
it from him.
tween $
SINGLE COPIES 10 CENTS.
Grand Rapids News.
[Special to The Review.]
Grand Rapids, Mich., Nov. 10, 1899.
S. E. Clark & Co. have withdrawn their
business in Grand Rapids, where they had
a store at No. 1 South Division street, and
their former manager, Mr. T. J. Atkinson,
has gone in business for himself at 217
South Division street. His ability as a
salesman and manager is well-known,
and his friends predict for him a successful
business career. He will handle the Smith
& Nixon line, and later he will take on the
Krell.
^__^
Bankruptcy Amendment.
The New York Journal suggests that the
National Bankruptcy law ought to be
changed so that its provisions cannot apply
to actors, artists and people whose debts
have not been incurred for merchandise
required to carry on their business. This
is the best amendment to the law that we
have yet seen proposed. The merchant
who has failed in former years is debarred
from starting up in business again on his
own account unless he can get rid of the
indebtedness which he has incurred in the
pursuit of his business. This condition
does not apply to professional people,
whether the word be used in the special or
the general sense. Hence the operation of
the law should be restricted to merchants
whose debts are for goods bought at whole-
sale, and not be so extended as to permit
the general public to escape their obliga-
tions to retailers, obligations which, in the
great majority of instances, are due to ex-
travagance, and, in many cases, to sheer
dishonesty.
_____
Busy at Waterloo.
One of the busiest plants in the trade is
that of the Waterloo Organ Co., Waterloo,
N. Y. Malcolm Love, the directing genius
of this industrial enterprise, has been work-
ing over-time to fill his orders with a satis-
factory degree of promptitude. Mr. Love
is one of the members of the trade who
prefers to work rather than talk and while
he has made substantial additions to his
factory in the way of erecting new addi-
tions to the organ plant, he has done this
without any flourish of trumpets. Quiet-
ly, but with unmistakable vigor, the busi-
ness of this concern is augmenting.
W. H. Poole has been making one of
his customary successful trips through the
South and West.
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