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THE
COX GOES WITH KNABE
As Assistant Manager of the New York Branch.
7VYVSIC TRHDE
INSTALMENT RULING.
severely bruised,- Altogether he had a very
close call and he is receiving many congratu-
Court Sustains Law Exempting $100 Debtors
lations
that he is still in the land of the living.
From Arrest.
THE VALUE OF SENTIMENT.
The announcement comes from William
Dealers will be interested to know that
Knabe & Sons that Arthur Clifford Cox has Justice Blanchard in Special Term, Part II.,
Sentiment has a fixed and definite value
been engaged as assistant to Ferdinand May- of the Supreme Court, Monday made a de- in the piano industry. No use in denying
er in the retail warerooms of New York. cision sustaining the constitutionality of the the fact, because it does exist whether we
This is another progressive move of this law passed recently by the present Legisla- are willing to admit that it exists or not.
house, which has made a number of impor- ture exempting from arrest debtors in in- And we may add that it has its own special
tant ones within the last few years.
stalment cases when the indebtedness is $100 significance and value. Perhaps more defi-
When Mr. Mayer was seen he said: "Yes, or less.. The Justice said:
nitely marked in the piano trade than in any
we shall be very happy to have Mr. Cox with
"I do not think that Chapter 156 of the other kind of industry. Take a piano like
us: I realized daily that the business has Laws of 1903 deprives a party of his remedy the Hobart M. Cable piano, for instance.
grown to such dimensions that it was not of a body execution upon a judgment which This piano is manufactured by the Hobart
possible for me to give all sides the attention he had secured against the relator (the debt- M, Cable Co. of Chicago, and its excellent
which was necessary, and there comes a time or) prior to the enactment of the law is un- points—points that are an effective combin-
when we know that we can not do everything constitutional."
ation of the useful and the artistic—'have
and do it as it should be done.
Justice Blanchard then discharged Giu- generated among musical people a sentiment
"While at the annual meeting in Baltimore, seppe Arena from custody. He was arrested in its favor that is decidedly pleasing to the
I brought up the matter of having Mr. Cox recently at the instance of an instalment plan manufacturers. This sort of sentiment is
to assist me, and both Mr. Ernest and Mr. jeweller for a remainder of $66 alleged to the foundation of piano prestige and it is
a good foundation to build upon. It keeps
William Knabe acquiesced at once,
be due.
public interest up to a high pitch and so long
"Mr. Cox is a man of great experience and
as
public interest is excited the market will
SAM.
BARNES'
NARROW
ESCAPE.
of fine standing, and we feel that his con-
be
active.
nection with us can not fail to be productive
Samuel M. Barnes, manager of the retail
There is another argument in favor of sen-
of the best results to the house."
department of the Weber Piano Co., was on
Aside from the management of the New his way to Providence on Saturday after- timent in the piano trade. There is no sen-
timent unless there is an element of artistic
York warerooms, Mr. Mayer has looked out noon, but not being able to get there Provi- beauty
in the product. That is what senti-
for the wants of the Eastern wholesale trade dence came to him. He was hurled violently ment feeds upon. In the Hobart M. Cable
and the growing necessities of the Knabe from a Fourth avenue street car as it was piano there is every reason why this healthy
business have made heavy demands upon going full speed around the curve at Seven- sentiment should be cultivated. The piano
him. In Mr. Cox he has found a man whose teenth street. Mr. Barnes was taken yncon- is beautiful and it is substantial. It is the
intimate knowledge of the requirements of a scious to a hospital and lay for two hours or reflection of the best skill and artistic feel-
ing in piano production.. It makes prestige
particular trade will be of vast assistance to more before he was able to let his friends for the dealer who sells it. The Hobart M.
him. He is splendidly equipped in every way know of his accident. He was very badly Cable is a piano that is easily transmitted
for his new appointment.
cut about the head and face and his bodv is into money.
"Artistic Excellence"
A smooth expression, is it not? Particularly when
applied to pianos.
f
Behr Bros.
& Company
It was used by a well-known dealer when describing
the special attributes of the
•
Behr Piano
The Behr is the product of many years of experi-
ment and experience.
29th St. S llth Aye.,
-e> NEW YORK 0-
Thoroughness of workmanship and purity of tone
place the Behr in the van of piano leaders.