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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
FROM THE CAPITAL OF THE WEST.
[Special to The Review.]
Chicago, 111., Oct. 8, 1901.
Henry Detmer has closed a lease of the
buildings at 337-339 Wabash avenue for a
term of eight years at a term rental of $52,-
000. The firm is at present located at 261
Wabash avenue, and the leasing of the prop-
erty as far south as Harrison street is con-
sidered significant, as it is expected that the
example of this firm will be followed later
by other firms in the same line of business.
Locations in the "piano" district along Wa-
bash avenue have become so scarce that the
dealers have for some time been casting
about for a locality as suitable. This, it is
believed, has been found in the lower part
of Wabash avenue.
Harry Bent, son of Geo. P. Bent, of Crown
fame, who has just returned from a Euro-
pean trip, reports that the Crown export
piano, style E, which is built especially for
that trade—bc'vzg only four feet, four inches
high—is winning its way into great popular-
ity in England. J. Herbert Marshall, of
London, is the Crown representative for
Great Britain, and in the various branches
which he controls throughout the Kingdom
he is giving the Crown products quite a
prominent place.
Major J. M. Cleland, first vice-president
of the Cable Co., is in the South on an ex-
tended business trip.
F. W. Teeple, general agent of the com-
pany, left Chicago last night to be absent
about a month in the West, including the
Pacific Coast, on business for the company.
H. H. Crowther leaves to-morrow for a
trip of several weeks' duration, for the pur-
pose of visiting the Cable dealers in New
York State.
W. F. Merrill, of South Haven, Mich.,-
was among the visitors to the Cable head-
quarters to-day.
W. L. Bush expects to visit New York
probably next week. It is intended to arrange
for a more vigorous and energetic Eastern
campaign in the Bush & Gerts behalf.
PIANO DEALER~CLOSED UP.
[Special to The Review.]
New Haven, Conn., Oct. 8, 1901.
City Attorney Webb last evening ordered
Geo. R. R. Almy, whom the police say is
an agent for Jacob Doll, of New York, a
piano manufacturer, to suspend the selling
of pianos for his firm until he has taken out
a license under the State itinerant venders'
law. It appears that Almy came to this city*
more than two weeks ago and took up quar-
ters in the Insurance Building. His busi-
ness was the selling of pianos for the New
York firm, of which Fred L. Hall is the
New England agent.
Yesterday was especially an auction day
in the rooms used by Almy, and Detective
Dunlap, of the Court street police, was pres-
ent at the heat of the auction. Almy was
later taken to headquarters by the detective
and City Attorney Webb was consulted by
the police relative to the matter. Mr. Webb,
after finding that Almy was selling pianos
here as a transient business man, ordered the
r^ent to shut up the rooms and to suspend
business operations until the license required
has been issued. Hence, under the police
authorities' order the piano store was dark
last evening.
NEWS ITEMS FROM INDIANAPOLIS.
[Special to The Review.]
Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 8, 1901.
From all reports, the music business for
this fall and winter will be good, indications
pointing to a strong and steady market.
Mr. Kennedy, of the Joiner-Kennedy Co.,
said they had had an excellent trade ever
since they opened up. Their main feature
is the Mason & Hamlin instruments.
The Starr Piano Co. report a steady in-
crease in trade. They expect soon to be in
their new rooms in the Claypool Building,
nearly completed.
In going around this last week one thing
that impressed me very favorably was the
cleanness of stock, which is remarkable, for
as a usual thing dust is left to its own free
will and accord.
One store I went into caused me to pause.
The impression, or rather picture, I got was
not a large room, but a medium place with
a goodly assortment of pianos, without the
crowded look so common to the music trade,
which is a point that I think and hope all
good managers will appreciate and try to
adopt.
CHAS. M. STIEFF RETURNS.
Chas. M. Stieff returned last week from
a two months' sojourn in Europe. He has
been much benefited by his outing, and is in
fine trim physically for participation in an
active business battle this fall.
The new branch store of J. L. Flanery, in
Urbana, O., was formally opened to the pub-
lic last Saturday. He is handling a very
fine line of the leading makes of pianos and
organs.
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