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MUSIC TRADE
V O L . XXXI. N o . 1 7 . Published Eiery Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 3 East Fourteenth Street, New York, October 27,1900.
western end, systematically arranged in a
network of solid shelving, perforated
THE REVIEW TOURS THE NEW BUILDING WITH
music rolls covering the whole range of
MANAGER KEELEY HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE.
classical and popular compositions up to
The Review made a tour of the new the very latest published pieces. The sub-
Wilcox & White warerooms this week in scribers to this library grow continually in
company with W. J. Keeley, of the firm, number. At this time the output is very
under whose vigorous, aggressive manage- large. East of the shelving, is an exhibit
ment the New York business of the Wilcox of instruments and another private recital
& White Co. has made gigantic strides. hall.
Evidences of Mr. Keeley's handiwork
To-day this portion of their Eastern
in
the matter of artistic arrangement and
trade has become one of the most impor-
proper
adjustment are visible at every
tant factors in considering the aggregate
turn.
In
due course, when his ideas have
yearly output of Angelus Orchestrals and
been
fully
carried out with reference to
Symphony instruments.
fittings
and
decorations, The Review will
There is much yet to be done before Mr.
have
something
more to say about the
Keeley will consider himself satisfied, but
Wilcox
&
White
warerooms
and hopes to
enough has been already accomplished to
be
able
to
present
its
readers
with a pic-
justify a brief sketch of conditions as they
ture
showing
adequately
the
appearance
of
now exist. On the main floor, in front, is a
the
interior
as
completed.
large, tastefully decorated showroom, con-
taining, with the window display, a rep-
Get Silver Medals.
resentative exhibit of the latest and most
A silver medal has been awarded to the
attractive of the Wilcox & White products.
Columbia
Phonograph Co. by the National
In a cosy, conveniently-located balcony
Export
Exposition
which was held in Phil-
within the limits of the front hall, Mr.
adelphia
last
year.
This medal constitutes
Keeley has his office, supplied with every
the
highest
award
conferred
and the com-
modern appliance for the prompt dispatch
mittee
says:
"The
delay
has
been caused
of business.
by
the
desire
of
the
management
to make
At the western end of the main floor,
a
medal
that
will
bear
comparison
with
the
divided from the exhibit at the eastern
best
ever
given
as
an
award
by
any
Amer-
end by means of sliding doors with orna-
mental paneling, is the large Symphony ican Exposition, and that should be a
Recital Hall, capable of seating from one worthy sample of the progress of Ameri-
hundred to two hundred people. This is can art in this direction."
elegantly arranged and when completed
Sterling Expansion.
in every particular will be one of the co-
The Sterling Co., Derby, Conn., will be
siest and most artistically decorated halls in prominent factors in the organ field this
the city of New York.
fall. The recent enlargement of the man-
To the southward arc private recital ufacturing department of their organ busi-
rooms, appropriately fitted up and illumi- ness enables them to supply all demands.
nated, as are the other parts of the estab- Within a week or two they will be able to
lishment, with a complete system of the turn out thirty-five organs a day. In the
latest approved electric lighting. In these meanwhile there is no let-up in the de-
private rooms are to be seen choice speci- mand for Sterling pianos. Expansion
mens of the firm's work in usual catalogue seems to be the order of the day, and the
styles and special case designs. Some idea Sterling pianos are gaining friends all the
of the business actually done at the Wilcox time and in all quarters of the country.
& White warerooms from day to day can be
Rudolph Koch, the maker of Reinwarth
gathered from the fact that out of the total
piano
strings, finds in the condition of his
of instruments on the floor during the visit
business
evidences of a lasting prosperity,
of The Review, ten had been sold withinthe
unshaken
by any anxieties as to political
twenty-four hours immediately preceding,
results. Piano manufacturers, as a rule,
three of this number being in course of
in all parts of the country, are giving or-
preparation for export shipment to private
ders for the Reinwarth strings with a free
individuals in response to cash orders.
hand, just as if they had made up their
Under the main floor is a large, lofty minds that a political upheaval, for four
basement, running the entire length of years more at least, were out of the ques-
the building. Here are stored, at the tion.
The Angelus Palace.
fa.oo PEK YEAR.
SINGLE COPIES 10 CENTS
A Dangerous Reef.
AN ENEMY WHICH A BUSINESS MAN SHOULD
AVOID IS "DRY-ROT."
"Dry-rot" is one of the greatest foes to
commercial success. It is safe to assert
that a merchant hasn't nearly so much to
fear from the temptations and dangers of
over-speculation, extravagance or general
lack of enterprise. These threatening
reefs are so well outlined against the hori-
zon that warning lights are rarely neces-
sary to turn aside the business mariner
from its dangers. It is not so with "dry
rot."
An establishment not a thousand miles
from New York that was completely recon-
structed recently, owing to changes caused
by death, found that a big percentage of
their stock was composed of old squares
and second-hand, shop-worn, out-of-date
instruments that were not worth more than
thirty or forty cents on the dollar. They
had been inventoried from year to year at
a normal discount and were held as valu-
able assets on the books.
It is a compliment to the good sense of
those in charge that they at once got rid of
these encumbrances, thus knowing how
they stood, not only on their books but re-
garding their stock.
It is a mistake to carry useless, unsalable
stock, and in this connection it is better to
face a loss of twenty-five per cent, this
year than fifty per cent, next year.
To paraphrase an old saying, ' 'all roads
lead to 'dry-rot' " hence beware of any-
thing that leads you away from the suc-
cessful conduct of your business, which
should command your thought and time,
but which need not bar sociability, religion,
politics or philanthropy. But none of
these should prevent you from doing your
duty to your family, your creditors, nor
the public you serve.
How many people in the world will show
substantial sympathy if you fail to make
your business a success? How many of
your good deeds will be remembered if
you fail to pay a hundred cents on the dol-
lar? The world at large demands of a
man faithfulness first to his calling in life,
and then to the other issues in which he
interests himself incidentally. Beware of
dry-rot.
The Supreme Court has appointed Henry
B. Ketchum as permanent receiver of the
business of the Brainard, Tanner & Gal-
lien Co. of this city, in a bond of $30,000.