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THE MUSIC I'RADE REVIEW
deludehimselfwith thebelief thatcertain har-
assing conditions do not exist, simply be-
cause their existence constitutes a menace
to his interests, is deceiving himself and
dwelling in a fool's paradise.
A cowardly avoidance of facts exhibits
fear as well as weakness.
CXCEPT in the telescopic imagination of
the promoter, the much dreaded, terri-
bly demoralizing piano trust is not discerni-
ble.
Marine glasses of powerful magnifying
power have been brought into use, and while
steadily sweeping the trade horizon not a
trust speck has been discovered.
The oily voice of the promoter is still
heard, and while a ring of hoarseness has
crept into his voice destroying its rich ca-
dence, it still remains in working form and
is grinding out trust arguments at the rate of
one hundred and twenty words per minute
with no signs of abatement or removal of
nerve from the seat of power.
O INCE the editorial containing references
to stock conditions has been sent to press,
the gamblers have turned over things a bit
in Wall Street, and many paper fortunes have
been lost in the whirl. This panic will not
seriously effect the business interests of the
country. Property cannot be either created
or destroyed on paper, and it is needless to
say, the crash does not interfere with the
business of the Union. It is true, fortunes
on paper have vanished, but the factories,
the mines, the forges of the country are
busy and the million farms are radiant with
the hope of magnificent crops. The real
wealth of the country is not affected in the
slightest and it is needless to indulge in any
fears as to effect of the fall of the Wall street
house of cards upon the sound industries of
America.
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A Special Krakauer Exhibit.
Hazelton with Ditson.
To Open About the 16th Inst. at the Krakauer
Wholesale Warerooms—The Pianos Will
be Shipped to Dent on, Cottier & Daniels
for Pan-American Visitors.
The Qreat Boston House Secure the Agency
for the Popular New York Piano.
Arrangements are in progress for a grand
art exhibit of Krakauer pianos, many of
them in special cases. The exhibition will
open about the 16th inst. at the Krakauer
wholesale warerooms, 159-161 East 126th
street, and will continue several days.
The instruments will then be shipped to
Buffalo and placed on view at the ware-
rooms of the Krakauer agents, Denton, Cot-
tier & Daniels, 269 Main street. The ex-
hibit will remain at Buffalo until the clos-
ing of the Pan-American Exposition.
Krakauer Bros, desire, in this way, to
give musicians and art-loving New York-
ers an opportunity of examining their prod-
ucts and judging as to the quality of their
work.
[Special to The Review.]
Boston, Mass., May 9, 1901.
The Hazelton piano is now with the Oliver
Ditson Co., the first shipment having already
arrived. With the excellent representation
which the Ditson concern will give this su-
perb instrument, it is but fair to presume
that the sales in Boston will be largely in-
creased from what they have been in the
past. The Hazelton is a worthy piano, and,
properly represented, means a valuable
agency for the dealer.
Insurance Adjustment Slow.
[Special to The Review.]
Milwaukee, Wis., May 5, 1901.
The insurance on the Munkwitz building
on Broadway, which was destroyed several
weeks ago by the fire that cleaned out the
been adjusted. The building was insured
Incorporate in New Jersey.
Rohlfing music establishment, has finally
Among the incorporations filed with the for $35,000, and as there was some salvage,
Secretary of State of New Jersey this week the question of settlement was left by both
was that of the Symphonion Manufacturing sides to a board of appraisers. After care-
Co., of Asbury Park, N. J., manufacturers ful work the board made a report placing
of music boxes, with a capital stock of $150,- the actual loss at $28,475.
The question of the market value of some
000. The incorporators include all the pres-
of
the contents of the store of William
ent members of the Symphonion corpora-
Rohlfing
Music Company, has delayed the
tion. Business with the Symphonion Co.
adjustment
of the loss on contents of that
is excellent, and the prospects are that the
company,
and
the matter has been "hung up,",
Symphonion music boxes will become a
it
is
said,
for
the
present. The value of the
tremendous factor in the trade before the
stock, as given by the company, was con-
first year of the new century dies.
siderably higher than the insurance com-
Steinway with Gram?
panies are inclined to allow, and there is
The Milwaukee Dealer East, to Secure the the hitch.
Steinway Agency.
[Special to The Review.]
Milwaukee, Wis., May 7th, 1901.
There is a rumor which has gained some
notoriety here that the Steinway agency will
be transferred from Rohlfing & Sons, who
have held it for so many years, to Edmund
Gram. Their recent financial difficulties,
probably, may cause a transfer, and it is
believed that the trip of Edmund Gram East
was for the purpose of securing the Stein-
way representation for Milwaukee.
Undoubtedly, the Hazelton piano will re-
A SPEAKER at the annual meeting of main with the Rohlfings. I may add that
the New England Cotton Manufactur- the Hazelton has a splendid following in
ers' Association, last week, stated that "con- Milwaukee, where large numbers of them
sidering the number of scrap heaps which have been sold for the past twenty-five years;
and if the Rohlfings lose the Steinway
have been sold to the trusts under the name agency, they will, presumably, use prodigious
of factories, one might now and then squeeze efforts to retain the Hazelton.
There are no new developments regard-
out a tear of sympathy for the syndicates
ing the investigation which is being made
themselves." An illustration of such con- by the accountants in the Rohlfing affairs.
ditions has since been presented in a dis-
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Inquiry at Steinway Hall before going to
patch from Chicopee Falls, Mass., telling
press brought forth neither an affirmation
of the sale of machinery as junk by the nor denial regarding the rumored Milwaukee
American Spoke and Nipple Co. Machin- deal with Edmund Gram, who has been pass-
ery valued at from $25,000 to $50,000 was ing several days in the city.
Needham Co. Seek a Site.
not considered worth removal And it is
stated that this is the sixth factory that has
[Special to The Review.]
Paterson, N. J., May 9, 1901.
been stripped by the concern since last Sep-
The Needham Piano & Organ Co., of
tember.
Washington, N. J., is seeking a favorable
location nearer to the main line of some rail-
L. W. P. Norris has greatly strengthened road. The Board of Trade of Paterson
the Lindeman & Son interests by his recent will, in all probability, offer the concern
inducements to locate here.
journeyings.
How to Reach Strauch's.
Members of the trade coming to the Con-
vention are invited to visit the Strauch fac- •
tory. It is easy of access from the Hoffman
House. Visitors can take the Twenty-third
street cars to Tenth avenue, then transfer
south, or they can take the Fourteenth street
car at Union Square, alighting at Tenth
avenue. Then only one block to walk.
Highly Praised.
The Chase-Hackley Piano Co., of Muske-
gon, Mich., are winning well merited praise
and a great reputation for their small grands.
Musicians, as well as dealers, speak enthu-
siastically of their musical merits, apart
from the fact that they are among the small-
est grands in the market.
On the news of the fire in the city of Jack-
sonville, tjie Merchants Associaton of New
York with its usual thoughtfulness and en-
terprise, took immediate steps to invite con-
tributions of money and supplies to relieve
the wants of the people of the stricken city.
As in the Galveston disaster our citizens
have responded generously and during the
week cash as well as supplies were forwarded
by the various express companies, trains and
boats to the far South. Thus another good
deed of the many to the credit of the Mer-
chants Association is to be chalked up.
Chas. T. Metzler, of the music firm of
Metzler & Co., New Castle, Pa., has bought
out Taggart & Treadwell's interest in the
business at the west end of the town.