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THE
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VOL. XLI I. N o . 6.
Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 1 Madison Ave., New
OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS.
Pianos and Other Musical Instruments Shipped
Abroad from the Port of New York for the
Week Just Ended.
(Special to The Review.)
Washington, D. C, Feb. 5, 1906.
The following were the exports of musical in-
struments and kindred lines from the port of
New York for the week just ended:
Antwerp—50 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $260.
Auckland—13 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $263; 21 cases organs and material, $1,300.
Bangkok—1 case musical instruments, $350.
Bremen—4 cases organs and material, $143.
Buenos Ayres—1 case pianos and material,
$150; 20 pkgs. talking machines and material,
$731; 25 pkgs. talking machines and material,
$6,200; 7 cases pianos and material, $875; 10 pkgs.
talking machines and material, $514.
Calla—6 pkgs. talking machines and material,
$159.
Calcutta—1 case pianos, $150; 4 cases organs,
$122.
Colon—1 pkg. talking machines and material,
$163.
Dublin—1 case organs, $150.
Genoa—4 cases organs, $140; 3 cases piano
players and material, $425.
Glasgow—20 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $428.
Hamilton—1 case pianos and material, $105;
12 pkgs. talking machines and material, $222;
19 cases organs and material, $900.
Havana—17 pkgs. talking machines and mate-
rial, $919; 29 pkgs. talking machines and mate-
rial, $1,494; 2 pkgs. piano players and material,
$301; 1 case pianos, $181.
Havre—2 pkgs. music strings, $219; 7 pkgs.
talking machines, $405; 1 case pianos and mate-
rial, $700.
Kingston—1 case piano and material, $150; 2
cases pianos and material, $250.
Liverpool—20 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $235; 21 cases organs and material, $2,760.
London—31 pkgs. talking machines and mate-
rial, $1,021; 1,446 pkgs. talking machines and
material, $23,211; 70 cases piano players and ma-
terial, $13,107; 11 cases organs, $625; 6 cases
pianos, $427; 18 cases organs and material, $3,-
836; 10 cases pianos and material, $1,040; 33
cases piano players, $5,9.00; 1,340 pkgs. talking
machines and material, $14,982.
Manzanillo—11 pkgs. talking machines and
material, $191.
Matanzas—9 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $197; 1 case pianos, $100.
Melbourne—179 pkgs. talking machines and
material, $2,353; 17 cases organs and material,
$2,550; 60 cases pianos and material, $11,791;
3 cases music, $323; 13 pkgs. talking machines
and material, $339; 14 cases pianos, $1,194; 50
cases organs, $2,693.
Montevideo—8 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $180; 29 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $3,130; 1 pkg. plated ware, $105.
Para—14 pkgs. talking machines and material,
$711.
Santiago—35 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $1,444.
Savanilla—1 case pianos, $322.
Shanghai—37 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $1,707.
Tampico—2 pkgs. talking machines and mate-
rial, $669.
Valparaiso—6 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $500; 4 cases pianos, $550; 1 pkg. music
books, $135.
HOBART M. CABLE'S TRIUMPHS
In His Fight for the Removal of Saloon Con-
venient to Factory.
(Special to The Review.)
La Porte, Ind., Feb. 5, 1906.
After a contest of two years, fought partly in
the courts, beer has surrendered to milk and the
Pabst Brewing Co.. of Milwaukee, are removing
from the vicinity of the Hobart M. Cable (jo. s
piano works the handsome building erected for
saloon purposes. President Cable strenuously op-
posed the projected saloon and has finally suc-
ceeded in inducing his employes to buy milk at
lunch time.
STANNARD SELLS TO KINGSBURY.
John R. Stannard, who for a long time has
been engaged in the piano and organ business in
Boonville, N. Y., has sold his interests to E. E.
Kingsbury, who will take possession March 1.
The business is a prosperous one, and Mr. Stan-
nard sells merely because he intends to remove
to California, where he will live in future. Mr.
Kingsbury will carry the same line of goods as
Mr. Stannard.
NEW PIANO FACTORY ASSURED.
Two hundred lots on the new Munn plot on
Prospect avenue, Walton, N. Y., have been sold.
This assures the new piano factory. The appor-
tionment of the lots was made the past week by
a committee consisting of G. M. Burgin, E. L.
Guild, Alex. Tweedle. Mr. Munn reserves every
other lot.
NEW STORE IN EASTON.
Prof. W. J. Gilbert, of College Hill, Easton, Pa.,
has leased a storeroom in the Second National
Bank Building, Main and Market streets, that
city, where he will open a music store for the
sale of pianos, organs and other musical special-
ties. The building is now being remodeled.
THOS. GOGGAN & BR
ORATE.
The Great Texas Institution Organize Close
Corporation to Provide for Greater Elasticity
of Business—The Splendid Record of This
House—Branches All Over Texas.
(Special to The Review.)
Galveston, Tex., Feb. 5, 1906.
The extensive piano, organ and music business
of Thomas Goggan & Bro. has just been incor-
porated with the secretary of the State of Texas,
the officers for the ensuing year being: John
Goggan, president; Michael Goggan, vice-presi-
dent; John F. Goggan, second vice-president;
William Goggan, secretary; Thomas S. Goggan,
Ireasurer.
This famous house has been closely connected
with the history of Texas during the past forty
years, having been established immediately after
the civil war, in 1866, by Thomas and John
Goggan. Since that time they have experienced
prosperity and built up a magnificent prestige for
themselves. The parent house was established in
this city, but as the steady increase in popula-
tion in large cities grew up in different sections
of Texas they realized the necessity of spreading
out in order to be able to cater more satisfac-
torily to the demands for goods in their line in
sections too far to be supplied with ease from
Galveston.
The first branch house started by this concern
was in San Antonio, when the Southern Pacific
Railroad reached that point. The next, was es-
tablished in Houston, the next in Austin, then
Waco, and the last house, which was needed to
supply the wants of Northern Texas, was estab-
lished in Dallas in the year 1890. Besides these
branch houses, Thomas Goggan & Bro. have
agents in a large number of the towns through-
out the State. Thomas Goggan & Bro. were
among the first in the South to inaugurate the
system of selling pianos and organs on easy pay-
ments, and have been extensive publishers of
music as well as importers direct from European
manufacturers since 1869.
The senior member of the firm, Thomas Gog-
gan, died in Europe in 1903. He left all his in-
terests in the business to his immediate family.
These, with John Goggan and Michael Goggan
(the latter being in charge of the San Antonio
house since its establishment), decided to incor-
porate and hold intact all the resources of the
concern. The corporation is a close one. None
of the stock will be offered for sale. It will be
held solely by the members of the firm. The
unanimous wishes of the members were to nave
the main office with the parent house established
in Galveston, and such has been done.
HAMPDEN COUNTY ASSOCIATION MEETS.
The Hampden County Music Dealers' Associa-
tion held their annual meeting at the Highland
Hotel, Springfield, Mass., last week. The old
board of officers were re-elected, namely, Geo. A.
Sharp, Westfield, president; Thomas Shea, Hol-
yoke, vice-president; W. F. A. Engel, Springfield,
secretary, and Otto Baab, Springfield, treasurer.
After the election there was an enjoyable dinner,
informal addresses being made by Messrs. Sharp,
Baab and Taylor.
LOSS BY SMOKE AT THIERY'S.
In the fire which occurred in the warehouse
of the Wilbur Stock Food Co., in Milwaukee, on
Jan. 31, the stock of the Thiery Piano Co., at 173-
187 Second street, was slightly damaged by
smoke. The loss is fully covered by insurance.
The Eilers Piano Co., of Portland, Ore., are
having a very great demand these, days for the
Schumann pianos.