The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-04-21

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The result 81 intelligence, l,lHck, an
enterprise Il IS said thai the ilse
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bs.gae bts i.es i! stissltlaoft on
fof'ar. Siilet III tiisa lives lnii
ar NJ enofHsans liaaa mi Otaas
tTasie AN avsI tiie eisEsxed ~orld Il,
iis femarkaiIle pluck sad ~nierprfsss
His atlets{n eaAs eafiY tslrstei i.
tnasi,, ana intiae ny b net.ans- ~
terestea IL the sale. ana iinally IN III,
mannfaclnre Of musical Instrument
At Washington, New Jersey. which
bear Dill naine. His FIRST orperation,
we're % small scale, but lis aeliye
and progressive mind saw wide felds
open . rteigy ana enterprise. III
has never wascrt.l .or iaiierea ii islss
Epreject By llis shrcwd. skiIlful, anu
persistent newspaper ADVERTISING he
has attracted Wide aitenGion every
where, ~ thai ii The present his iI-
strnmrnts are iii nss ii AL paris 1f lie
civilized World lie believes in the
free use Of printers ink, aud it hiss
paid him thousanri-fold.
/ Mr. Beatty was the aIan who fifsi
conceived Ills idea 81 reducing the
prices Of Pianos and Organs HI
knew the agents We're making en-
tirely TOO much prof, On them, ihe
sae;e, as was f'eiitg done on sewing
faaehtpss. He Al once began 10 ex-
pose Cite deception praeticed by lead
ing manufacturers, who asked S45u
Tor an Organ that cunid BE sold for
$40, aud stiil leave fair profit, or
$1,000 for i Piano that S20T il snlfi
Client for. Then the war began. He
was ridicnled and nisrepreseHird IN a
shameful manner by the nonnpolisls,
whose large profits were in danger.
No stone was lrft lsntuFned TO defeat
and ruin him. Circulars were printed
and sent ont, and circulated by their
agents, articles were published il
music trade Journals, and many other
dirty tricks were resorted to. But,
By the course of right and justice,
Mayor Beatty has succeeded in re-
ducing the prices Of Pianos and Or
gans, 50 that he il said to be BY far
the most successful man that has ever
engaged in the music business.
On the 18th Of Sept, 1881, a FIRE
destroyed his immense factory, EN-
ploying at that time about 40e hands
The indemitable will of the man I'M
mediately asserted itself, and new
factory, covering acres. combining
ALI the improvements IN manufaciur-
ing, which had suggested themselves,
was erected, and in 100 DAYS was in
running order, aud turning ont 50 COM
pleted Organs daily. The new factory
Is one third larger in size, with faeili-
ties for manufacturing that are moi
eqnaEled by any other Reed Organ
works on the Globe. II is equipped
for running all night, having a complete
Edison Electric Lighting system, with
800 lights. A special Railroad has
been built TO the factory door, for
saving all the expenses Of carriage on
gmber, coal and organs, thus saving
arge per cent in eostof manufacture.
He offers as an inducement 10 come
md visit his works and select an or
gan, a reduction of from SIS to Is, ac-
'ordlng to distance travelled. Tl1s
Includes a free ride upon Beatty's
swiicll-Back r. r., connecting his .
establishment with the Delaware
1aekawanna and Western Railroad.
But amid the rush and hurry Of a /
Tast business Mr., Beatty never for
cts the duties of a man and a citizen. ]
de has four times been elected
iayor OF Washington without his
wn seeking, which Office he now
olds. His fellow-citizens chose him.
ie conducted no campaign whatever