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THE
7VTUSIC TRHDE
REiZIEM
Messrs. J. & C. Fischer, the New York
piano manufacturers, have awarded the
The Lyric Grand and Why—Bourne Goes West—President Foster Returns From Eu- agency for their pianos in Boston, formerly
rope—P. H. Power's Views—the "Kicker" Suit—Have you Seen Ward's Wagon? held by the Walter J. Bates Co. to the
[Special to The Review.]
rooms, No. 120 Boylston street, "but I have Wood Piano Co.
Messrs. Roberts & Mitchell, attorneys of
formed a sort of private piano trust of my
Boston, Mass., May 6, 1903.
No.
10 Post Office Square, who represent
own,
thus
exploding
the
old
theory.
I
han-
If the present gloomy weather now pre-
Chickering
& Sons in the suit for alleged in-
dle
twenty-six
makes
of
pianos,
some
of
vailing here continues much longer, Boston
fringement
of patent brought against them
them
exclusively
in
New
England
and
the
retail piano dealers will have ample oppor-
by
Theodore
P. Brown, of Worcester,
others
in
all
unoccupied
territory
in
the
tunity to test the theory of one of their num-
Mass.,
filed
an
answer, on Friday last, to
United
States.
And
I
shall
handle
many
ber who declared, last week, that bad weather
Mr.
Brown's
bill
of complaint, which was
more,
ere
long."
During
The
Review's
visit
was better for the piano trade than sunshine.
filed
on
February
2d
of this year by Messrs.
to
Mr.
Hall
he
arranged
with
E.
M.
Blake,
The Review hopes, for the benefit of all con-
Southgate
&
Southgate,
of Worcester, Mr.
a
dealer
of
Keene,
N.
H.,
to
handle
the
en-
cerned, that, in this one instance at least,
Brown's
attorneys.
The
bill and answer
tire
line
of
pianos
controlled
by
Mr.
Hall
in
the new theory will prove correct.
were
filed
in
the
Clerk's
Office
of the Circuit
Hampshire and Vermont. Mr. Blake
Dan J. Sullivan, a salesman in the employ New
r
Court
of
the
United
States,
District
of Mas-
of Geo. H. Champlin & Co., dealers, N.o. 130 w ill handle the Hall line as traveling sales-
sachusetts.
It
is
impossible
to
say,
at pres-
Boylston street, who has composed a num- man in connection with his own retail busi-
ent,
when
the
case
will
be
heard,
if
at all.
ber of good songs, has just finished the ness.
The
bill
of
complaint
filed
by
Mr.
Brown's
P. H. Powers, of the Emerson Piano Co.,
words and music of a second "Mr. Dooley,"
recently
gave utterance to one of many wise counsel alleges infringement of the "Kicker"
which will have its first hearing in the Bos-
ton production of "The Defender," which sayings which will have been placed to his patent held by plaintiff; the answer denies
will begin on May 25th at the Boston The- credit by the trade. He was speaking to The the validity of this patent and also denies
atre. Great things are predicted of Mr. Sul- Review about the necessity of brevity in infringement. It claims that the patent is
livan's new song, which is witty, catchy and personal and business correspondence, and invalid because of prior knowledge, use, and
original. No one has hitherto given Mr. remarked, incidentally: "The secret of suc- patents of similar devices. The denial of in-
Sullivan credit for the ability to write both cess in any kind of correspondence is to so fringement is, therefore, in the nature of an
the words and music of a comic song, al- write that, although the ground is covered, argument based upon the fact that, even if
though his sentimental ballads have always your correspondent will wish that you had the Brown patent were valid, it has not been
been successful. Great things are predicted written more." Could anything be more ex- infringed upon by the defendant. A num-
plicit or helpful than this? Mr. Powers ber of patents similar to the Brown "Kicker"
for his latest lyric effusion, however.
patent and which have been used by various
Speaking of lyrics is a reminder of the says the Emerson factory is running full
manufacturers in the piano trade prior to the
"Lyric Grand" manufactured by the Henry time and that his concern is receiving orders
appearance of Mr. Brown's device are cited
F. Miller & Sons Piano Co. Why "Lyric for goods as fast as they can be turned out.
in the answer of Chickering & Sons. Messrs.
Grand," asked The Review, recently, and He will not attend the Buffalo convention in
Roberts & Mitchell are also attorneys of the
one of the firm took the trouble to look up person, but the Emerson Piano Co. will be
Hutington Piano Co., of Sheldon, Conn., in
the word "lyric" in the dictionary, with this represented there by his son, Fred Powers,
a
similar suit brought against them by Mr.
result: Lyric: adjective: Of or belonging and by Mr. Pay son.
Brown.
The Review recently visited the members
to a lyre; hence adapted for singing to the
H. J. Gardner, manager of Charles M.
harp; fitted for expression in song; musical of the Needham & Bailey Co. at their piano
Stieff's
retail piano warerooms, No. 156 A
factory, No. 498 Harrison avenue. This
and emotional.
Tremont
street, confirms the report that the
The dictionary gives this definition of the concern, which was formed some years ago,
Stieff
headquarters
in Boston will be re-
adjective "Lyric" and the Henry F. Miller was incorporated this year and has excellent
moved
to
No.
172
Tremont
street. The re-
& Sons Piano Co. are to be congratulated prospects.
moval
will
take
place
on
May
28th. "Mean-
W. H. Poole, of the Poole Piano Co., ar-
upon their introduction to the trade of this
while,"
says
Mr.
Gardner,
"business
with us
fitting word to characterize their latest and rived here on Friday of last week from a
is
quite
satisfactory."
smallest grand piano scale. The piano itself ihing trip of two weeks duration to the
While some employes of William Ridlon,
is a beauty; its lines and proportions being South and Southwest. "I found the Poole
Boston's
veteran piano mover, were hoist-
dealers
very
nearly
out
of
our
pianos,"
he
exceptionally graceful. It is pleasant to note
ing
a
Haines
& Co. piano up to the third
told
The
Review,
"in
consequence
of
which
that the many merits of the Miller Lyric
story
of
a
house
on Asylum street one day-
I
got
plenty
of
orders
without
asking
for
Grand are finding unqualified favor with the
last
week,
for
Geo.
H. Champlin & Co., the
them."
trade and public.
rigging
parted
and
the
instrument fell to the
II.
O.
Fox,
the
"Cecilian"
representative,
Ivers & Pond are moving into the addition
sidewalk.
Result—matchwood
so far as the
arrived
here
on
Wednesday
of
last
week
to their piano factory at Cambridgeport,
case
of
the
piano
is
concerned,
but
Mr. Rid-
from
Detroit,
Mich.,
accompanied
by
Messrs.
which is now completed.
lon,
who
now
owns
the
piano,
declares
he
Henry
and
A.
H.
Eilers,
the
well-known
L. E. Thayer, representing the Starr Piano
will
have
it
in
playing
condition
again
in
a
dealers
of
Portland,
Oregon,
who
came
here
Co., of Richmond, Ind., visited Boston, this
short
time.
to
visit
Chickering
&
Sons
and
the
Vose
&
week.
E. N. Kimball, Sr., of the Hallet & Davis
C. E. Bourne, president of the Win. Sons Piano Co. Before leaving for Detroit,
Co.,
returned last Friday from Denver, Col.,
on
Friday,
Mr.
Fox
remarked
to
The
Re-
Bourne & Son Piano Co., will leave for a
where
he went to make the deal between the
view
:
"Messrs.
Saville
&
Larkin,
of
Spring-
Western trip this week. His ultimate des-
Montelius
Piano Co. and the Knight-Camp-
field,
Mass.,
are
doing
a
phenomenal
busi-
tination is South Dakota. While away Mr.
bell
Music
Co. E. N. Kimball, Jr., of the
ness
with
the
'Cecilian.'
In
fact,
during
my
Bourne will visit Chicago and other large
Hallet
&
Davis
concern, left for a brief
Eastern
trip,
I
have
found
trade
conditions
cities in the Middle West. He expects to be
Southern
trip
on
Saturday
last. He is sched-
absent five weeks. Meanwhile he reports for our goods very satisfactory. This state-
uled
to
be
in
New
York
City
on Thursday of
that his concern is very much driven at its ment applies particularly to Washington,
this
week,
and
to
be
in
Boston
by the follow-
factory to produce goods as rapidly as the Baltimore and Philadelphia."
ing
Saturday.
J. C. Amie, representing the Kroeger
trade demands them.
"Have you seen Ward's wagon?" is a ques-
Piano
Co., of New York City, was here last
C. H. W. Foster, president of Chickering
tion
with which The Review has frequently
week.
& Sons, returned from Europe on Friday
been
assailed, during the past two weeks.
last, with one of his young sons, on the Geo. P. Bent, the well-known Chicago
The
answer
is invariably "yes," for who in
steamship "Saxonia." Mr. Foster was absent piano manufacturer, arrived in Boston on
Boston
has
not
seen this most unique adver-
from P»oston about a month. He is delighted Wednesday of last week and left for home
tising
device?
"Ward's wagon" is a huge
by the Southern route on the following day.
with his trip.
imitation
of
a
Needham
& Bailey piano, fin-
"They say it is impossible to form a piano He was in particularly good health and spir-
ished
in
mahogany
and
mounted upon a
trust," said Fred L. Hall, dealer, at his ware- its—even for him.
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