Music Trade Review
Issue: 1910 Vol. 50 N. 3 - Page 7
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THE MUSIC TRADE
DEATH OF BERNARD KROEGER.
Old Piano Maker Passes Away—Was One of the
Founders of the German Patriotic Society—
Commenced the Manufacture of Pianos in
1852—Founder of the Kroeger Piano Co.
REVIEW
the piano business in Pittsfield for fifteen years,
will engage in it again as soon as they can find
a good location.
TO TEST CORPORATION TAX.
Injunction Suit in Cleveland Seeks to Tie Up
Bernard Kroeger, one of the piano makers of
New Law.
the old school, and founder of the Kroeger Piano
Co., of this city, died at the home of his daugh-
(Special to The Review.)
ter, Mrs. Frederick Gross, at White Plains, New
Cleveland, O., Jan. 10, 1910.
York, on Saturday the 8th inst. At the time of
The first move attacking ill court the Federal
his death he was in his eighty-sixth year.
Corporation Tax law was made here to-day when
Bernard Kroeger came to this country with
Lewis W. Jared, of Chicago, field a suit in the
that early tide of sturdy Germans who left the United States Circuit Court aiming to stop the
Fatherland after the revolution in 1849. In t ollection of the tax. It is alleged that the law
fact, young Kroeger with Carl Schurz, Franz is unconstitutional.
Siegel, both major-generals in the Union Army;
Jared is a stockholder of the American Multi-
E. L. Pretorius and other young men, took part graph Co. While the suit primarily attacks the
in the Revolution in Baden and narrowly escaped
tax law, it is directed against the company in-
with their lives. They came to this country after stead of the government, and asks the court to
suffering many privations and many thrilling
hold that the company should not be allowed to
experiences.
pay this tax.
In later years sixty of those young men formed
the German Patriotic Society, of which Mr.
DROOP & SONS CO. NEW OUARTERS.
Kroeger was president. Only six of the original
sixty revolutionists now survive.
Move Into New Building in Washington's Shop-
Mr. Kroeger was an active member of the
ping District—No Formal Opening.
Liederkranz Society of this city.
In 1852 he commenced the manufacture of
E. F. Droop & Sons Co., the well-known piano
pianos and the firm was known for a while as house of Washington, D. C, are rapidly getting
Kroeger & Son, and when incorporated it was settled in their new quarters at the corner of
known under the present title of the Kroeger
Thirteenth and G streets. As the change from
Piano Co.
the old to the new quarters was made gradually
Mr. Kroeger is survived by a son, Albert W. and without interfering with business, there was
Kroeger, who learned piano making with his no formal opening of the new warerooms. The
father, and a daughter, Mrs. Frederick Gross. new Droop building is four stories high and is
The funeral took place in White Plains on Mon- handsomely decorated throughout, the large ex-
day.
panse of plate glass front being especially nota-
ble. The main floor is given over to the sheet
PLANNING ROAD TRIPS.
music and small goods departments and ticket
bureaus, while the three upper floors are devoted
Piano Traveling Men Will Start Out About the
to pianos, player-pianos and talking machines,
20th—Reports from Dealers Are to the Ef-
the various lines being provided with separate
fect That the Year Just Closed Was a Very
rooms. The offices are on the top floor. *
Satisfactory One, and Showed a Decided In-
It is expected that in the new location the
crease in Business as Compared with the
Droop business will make a rapid advance dur-
Previous Year.
ing the coming year.
There will be quite an exodus of piano-travel-
ing salesmen on or about January 20, according
to information gleaned here and there, many
deferring leaving town until dealers have com-
pleted their inventories and ready to replenish
depleted stocks. In commenting on the outlook,
manufacturers and salesmen alike state that
correspondence received from dealers would indi-
cate that they were satisfied with the year just
closed and they enter upon the new optimisti-
cally. Holiday trade was excellent and dealers'
stocks being low the road salesmen look forward
to a big spring business.
The Morrison Music Co., Cumberland, Md.,
have opened a branch store in Hagerstown, Md.,
at 9 Washington street, with Vernon Tetroe in
charge. This concern also conduct a branch in
Somerset, Pa., and stick closely to the one-price
system of piano selling.
NEW CHAS. M. STIEPF BRANCH.
F. C. DECKER'S SUMMER HOME.
Work Begun on Cottage on Lake George—An
Ideal Resort.
E. B. WOOD PIANO CO. INCORPORATE.
WOOD BROS. BUY OUT STOCK
Of Kingman Bros, and Assume Lease—Latter
Concern to Start Up Again.
Wood Bros., the piano dealers of Pittsfield,
Mass., who were recently burned out, have pur-
chased the stock and lease of Kingman Bros., in
the Shipton Block, that city, and have taken
possession. Kingman Bros., who have been in
The only reason you
are not handling- the
Victor
is because you
don't know the full facts
regarding it.
Ask any piano dealer
who handles the Victor,
MORRISON CO. OPEN NEW BRANCH.
A new Charles M. Stieff branch has been
opened at 217 Delaware avenue, with J. Ivey
Jessup in charge. A large line of pianos have
been installed in the new store.
Frank C. Decker, president of Decker & Son,
Inc., reports that work was begun this week upon
his summer home located on Lake George. Mr.
Decker and his family have spent the summer
vacation season on Lake George for several years
past and were so well pleased with that region
that last summer Mr. Decker purchased a plot at
the base of Tongue Mountain with 300 feet of
lake frontage. Besides a comfortable cottage a
dock will be built on the property, as the Deckers
are very fond of motor-boating and spend much
time on the lake.
Get the facts
Mr. Piano Dealer
The E. B. Wood Piano Co., Farmington, Mass.,
have incorporated with capital stock of $50,000
to handle all kinds of musical instruments.
President, F. E. Wilson, and treasurer, R. F .
Gammon.
J. B. THIERY AGAIN A PIANO MAN.
J. B. Thiery has again entered the piano field
in Milwaukee, Wis., having purchased the busi-
ness of the Andrews-Schubert Co., 309 Grand ave-
nue, that city, representatives for the Kimball
piano in that city. Messrs. Andrews and Schu-
bert and the present staff will remain vrith Mr.
Thiery.
EMPLOYES DINE MANAGER.
The employes of the Norfolk, Va., branch of
Charles M. Stieff, tendered a banquet to Mana-
ger Steele recently, at which speeches were
made and a fine musical program rendered.
About thirty men were present.
to
tell you what he
knows about
it—how
it has made money for
him
and helped his
piano business.
Or write to us and
we'll give you full in-
formation.
Get the facts.
Victor Talking Machine Co.
Camden, N. J., U. S. A.
Berliner Gramophone Co., Montreal,
Canadian Distributors.
To get best results, use only Victor Needles
on Victor Records.
THE MUSIC TRADE
DEATH OF BERNARD KROEGER.
Old Piano Maker Passes Away—Was One of the
Founders of the German Patriotic Society—
Commenced the Manufacture of Pianos in
1852—Founder of the Kroeger Piano Co.
REVIEW
the piano business in Pittsfield for fifteen years,
will engage in it again as soon as they can find
a good location.
TO TEST CORPORATION TAX.
Injunction Suit in Cleveland Seeks to Tie Up
Bernard Kroeger, one of the piano makers of
New Law.
the old school, and founder of the Kroeger Piano
Co., of this city, died at the home of his daugh-
(Special to The Review.)
ter, Mrs. Frederick Gross, at White Plains, New
Cleveland, O., Jan. 10, 1910.
York, on Saturday the 8th inst. At the time of
The first move attacking ill court the Federal
his death he was in his eighty-sixth year.
Corporation Tax law was made here to-day when
Bernard Kroeger came to this country with
Lewis W. Jared, of Chicago, field a suit in the
that early tide of sturdy Germans who left the United States Circuit Court aiming to stop the
Fatherland after the revolution in 1849. In t ollection of the tax. It is alleged that the law
fact, young Kroeger with Carl Schurz, Franz is unconstitutional.
Siegel, both major-generals in the Union Army;
Jared is a stockholder of the American Multi-
E. L. Pretorius and other young men, took part graph Co. While the suit primarily attacks the
in the Revolution in Baden and narrowly escaped
tax law, it is directed against the company in-
with their lives. They came to this country after stead of the government, and asks the court to
suffering many privations and many thrilling
hold that the company should not be allowed to
experiences.
pay this tax.
In later years sixty of those young men formed
the German Patriotic Society, of which Mr.
DROOP & SONS CO. NEW OUARTERS.
Kroeger was president. Only six of the original
sixty revolutionists now survive.
Move Into New Building in Washington's Shop-
Mr. Kroeger was an active member of the
ping District—No Formal Opening.
Liederkranz Society of this city.
In 1852 he commenced the manufacture of
E. F. Droop & Sons Co., the well-known piano
pianos and the firm was known for a while as house of Washington, D. C, are rapidly getting
Kroeger & Son, and when incorporated it was settled in their new quarters at the corner of
known under the present title of the Kroeger
Thirteenth and G streets. As the change from
Piano Co.
the old to the new quarters was made gradually
Mr. Kroeger is survived by a son, Albert W. and without interfering with business, there was
Kroeger, who learned piano making with his no formal opening of the new warerooms. The
father, and a daughter, Mrs. Frederick Gross. new Droop building is four stories high and is
The funeral took place in White Plains on Mon- handsomely decorated throughout, the large ex-
day.
panse of plate glass front being especially nota-
ble. The main floor is given over to the sheet
PLANNING ROAD TRIPS.
music and small goods departments and ticket
bureaus, while the three upper floors are devoted
Piano Traveling Men Will Start Out About the
to pianos, player-pianos and talking machines,
20th—Reports from Dealers Are to the Ef-
the various lines being provided with separate
fect That the Year Just Closed Was a Very
rooms. The offices are on the top floor. *
Satisfactory One, and Showed a Decided In-
It is expected that in the new location the
crease in Business as Compared with the
Droop business will make a rapid advance dur-
Previous Year.
ing the coming year.
There will be quite an exodus of piano-travel-
ing salesmen on or about January 20, according
to information gleaned here and there, many
deferring leaving town until dealers have com-
pleted their inventories and ready to replenish
depleted stocks. In commenting on the outlook,
manufacturers and salesmen alike state that
correspondence received from dealers would indi-
cate that they were satisfied with the year just
closed and they enter upon the new optimisti-
cally. Holiday trade was excellent and dealers'
stocks being low the road salesmen look forward
to a big spring business.
The Morrison Music Co., Cumberland, Md.,
have opened a branch store in Hagerstown, Md.,
at 9 Washington street, with Vernon Tetroe in
charge. This concern also conduct a branch in
Somerset, Pa., and stick closely to the one-price
system of piano selling.
NEW CHAS. M. STIEPF BRANCH.
F. C. DECKER'S SUMMER HOME.
Work Begun on Cottage on Lake George—An
Ideal Resort.
E. B. WOOD PIANO CO. INCORPORATE.
WOOD BROS. BUY OUT STOCK
Of Kingman Bros, and Assume Lease—Latter
Concern to Start Up Again.
Wood Bros., the piano dealers of Pittsfield,
Mass., who were recently burned out, have pur-
chased the stock and lease of Kingman Bros., in
the Shipton Block, that city, and have taken
possession. Kingman Bros., who have been in
The only reason you
are not handling- the
Victor
is because you
don't know the full facts
regarding it.
Ask any piano dealer
who handles the Victor,
MORRISON CO. OPEN NEW BRANCH.
A new Charles M. Stieff branch has been
opened at 217 Delaware avenue, with J. Ivey
Jessup in charge. A large line of pianos have
been installed in the new store.
Frank C. Decker, president of Decker & Son,
Inc., reports that work was begun this week upon
his summer home located on Lake George. Mr.
Decker and his family have spent the summer
vacation season on Lake George for several years
past and were so well pleased with that region
that last summer Mr. Decker purchased a plot at
the base of Tongue Mountain with 300 feet of
lake frontage. Besides a comfortable cottage a
dock will be built on the property, as the Deckers
are very fond of motor-boating and spend much
time on the lake.
Get the facts
Mr. Piano Dealer
The E. B. Wood Piano Co., Farmington, Mass.,
have incorporated with capital stock of $50,000
to handle all kinds of musical instruments.
President, F. E. Wilson, and treasurer, R. F .
Gammon.
J. B. THIERY AGAIN A PIANO MAN.
J. B. Thiery has again entered the piano field
in Milwaukee, Wis., having purchased the busi-
ness of the Andrews-Schubert Co., 309 Grand ave-
nue, that city, representatives for the Kimball
piano in that city. Messrs. Andrews and Schu-
bert and the present staff will remain vrith Mr.
Thiery.
EMPLOYES DINE MANAGER.
The employes of the Norfolk, Va., branch of
Charles M. Stieff, tendered a banquet to Mana-
ger Steele recently, at which speeches were
made and a fine musical program rendered.
About thirty men were present.
to
tell you what he
knows about
it—how
it has made money for
him
and helped his
piano business.
Or write to us and
we'll give you full in-
formation.
Get the facts.
Victor Talking Machine Co.
Camden, N. J., U. S. A.
Berliner Gramophone Co., Montreal,
Canadian Distributors.
To get best results, use only Victor Needles
on Victor Records.
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