Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1869-10-29
From the Savannah Republican.
Great Southern Piano Manufactary.

fourlshlng city OF Baltimore, in March last.
wrote you relative to the piano factory Of
Messrs. Knabe & Co which afforded me
much pleasure in going through and exam
lnlng the different apartments, and at the
same tllae informed you that an addition
was IN contemplation perhaps would soon be
commenced
On the both of July I was in Baltimore
again, and Mr.. William Knabe very kindly
invited me to take another look at his I'M
surpassed operations in the manufacture Of
pianos. took a seat in his carriage and
was soon in front Of this building, which is
not only an ornament, but an honor to the
city OF Baltimore and the entire South, for
now we can boast Of the largest, most mag
nlticent and best regulated piano factory in
the United States, commenced, completed
and owned by men who are worthy of our
support and patronage, not only on account
of their honesty, industry, enterprise and
energy, but who endeared themselves to ev-
cry true Southern patriot by most liberal
acts of kindness to our unfortunate country
men during the late war, whenever oppor-
tunity offered
The large addition to this factory is lust
completed, and the entire building has been
remodeled for the better arrangement of the
several departments of the work, SO that as
the manufacture Of an instrument progress
es it passes regularly from floor to floor and
room to room until it is ready for use. The
factory now has front OF two hundred and
ten feet on Eutaw street and one hundred
and fifty-six feet on West street. and covers
with the lumber houses and yards, an area
| of nearly two and quarter acres.
The whole building is five stories high,
and on the roof is handsome cupola, which
overlooks the entire city, and from which
there is magnificent view Of Patapsco riv-
er, and the beautiful hills and valleys for
miles around it is also we'll supplied with
water, lights and all the fixtures. comforts
and convenience which the aest skill in the
science of modern architecture could devise
By these improvements the capacity for ma
king pianos has been increased from twenty
five to forty five per week, giving employ
ment to about four hundred men Of skill and
experience, for they will not employ any
man unless he can produce undoubted evi-
dence of these qualities. The long drying
process through which the lumber must pass
before it is made is one of the causes Of the
unequaled durability of the full. rich, mel
low tone which characterize the Knabe piano
above all others. saw one in private
house, which had been in almost constant
use for thirteen years, and yet the tone was
full fresh, sweet and mellow, as though it
had just received the finishing touch from
the hands of the master musician at the fac
tory
Knowing that many fathers contemplate
buying pianos for their daug hters this win
ter, and schools and colleges are springing
up all over the South, and must have in
strumcnts for the use Of pupils, and having
known the Knabe piano for several years,
visited the factory and examined closely ev-
cry department, and become satisfied that
full and ample justice is done to every part
by the most experienced workmen, have
written this letter for their benefit, and trust
that every one who wants a piano will 60 Or
send to our own Southern city Of Baltimore,
and ratronize men who are polite, worthy,
magnanimous and honest
Another evidence OF the superiority of
these pianos is the fact that Messrs. Knabo
& Co., have received the medals, premiums
and prizes at every fair where they exhibit
ted one Of their Instruments, whether Of the
grand, square or upright kind.
J. L. n.
H0ardiRg Grain.
We have rarely seen the farmer benefited
by boarding grain. We doubt whether, in
the aggregate, be has been more than re-
| imburscd the damage from rattage and loss
in other ways by holding it And yetit is a
delicate task to advise him. If advised to
sell, and the price afterwards advances, he
will look upon you as having done him an
injury. If he sells, and gains by avoiding
loss from the decline in price, he will hardly
think of what you said Amen so like to APP
plaud themselves for wise act that they
are prone to forget the suggestions Of others
that led them to it, 1t is foble by no
means peculiar to farmers.
There is large surplus of wheat, and if
not needed by England it will have to be sold
for home consumption The corn crop is
better than it was expected it would be-
The surplus wheat will probably more than
cover the deficit The British will proba-
bly, need very little grain from us, and, as
at present advised, the demand from outside
will be very limited.
Generally the man who gets earliest into
market with good wheat gets more for it than
those who follow him. Yet, as we have
said, it is delicate matter to adFjse far.
mer what to do; for unforeseen events may
disappoint tie calculations of the wisest.-
Looking at the aggregates for years, if we
owed money and had grain to sell, we should
sell it, get rid Of danger, relieve ourselves
and our creditors also, and be safe. Those
who are not in debt can do as they please, =
They will be wiser next April. But if the
farmers who owe money sell grain and pay
it, they will, we predict, have nothing to
comp!sip Of.
In one respect there is a general benefit
growing out of the prompt sale of grain.
It brings quick return in money for the
labor of the country, and strengthens not
only industry, but every branch of trade in
the land. In this way business is enlivcned
enterprise stimulated, speculation invited,
the demand for produce increased, price of
land improved and the whole country, es-
pecially the farmer, benefited. The great
advantages we here enjoy are our contiguity
to market and the early maturation of our
crops. Wa Gaay get rid of our surplus in
the summer and fall, avoid the perils of
storage. and escape competition with the inn
mense shipments from the Northwest which
the thaws Of the succeeding spring let loose
upon the Atlantic markets. IF we fail to
to turn these important advantages to &C