The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-08
LUDDEN g. BATES SOUTHERN
MUSIC HOUSE.
To Our Patrons and the Public


Since our removal to our present spacious
building, in 1885, our trade in all lines has
so largely increased as to render it imprac-
ticable for us to give to each and every
branch of our extended business the thor
ough supervision that is needed.
We aim to make our house a complete
Music and Art emporium, second III no
respect to any, North or South, and with
that end in view we now separate our busl-
ness into three grand deparj ments, under
charge OF competent managers, VINO, by
giving their entire time and energies, each
TO his special department, Will he able TO
serve our patrons far more satisfactorily
than we have hitherto been able to do with
the immense details of our extensive bust
ness under one management.
These departments are AS follows, VIZ:
/. Piano and Organ Department, John
d. Murphy, Manager.
2. Music and Musical Merchandise De-
partment, Jaspersen smith, Manager.
3. Art and Stationery department, F. E.
Macarthur, Manager.
These changes in our method of transact
ing business involve no change in the unity
or responsibility of the house. We have
neither sold out" dissolved dropped
any lines of goods" nor has dollar OF our
capital been decreased. (Go5Sips to the
contrary Notwithstanding
1t is all Ludden q Bates Southern Music
House, and although the different depart
ments will be run entirely distinct from each
other, yet all are closely bound together by
mutual interest, and form one grand whole
The connection and interests, financial
and otherwise of Mr.. W. Ludden and Mr.
j. A. Bates remain unchanged, and they
will, while devOting themselves largely to
pushing the extensive Piano and Organ
trade of the house, still exercise the general
oversight and direction Of other depart
mentS.
Cur success in the new lines of Art Goods,
Pictures, Brlc-a-brac, Artists Material and
Stationery, introduced i'll 1885, has been
greatly beyond our anticipation A very
large and paying trade has been built up,
and in placing this department in charge
of Mr. F. f. Macarthur, who has held a
most important position with us for two
years past, and also had large experience in
such trade, we are assured that its sales
will, ere April |, 1899, be at least doubled.
In our Music and Musical Merchandise
Department, comprising Sheet Music, Music
Books, Violins, Guitars, Accordeons, Strings,
Trimmings for all Instruments, etc, etc,
we are equally fortunate in securing as
manager Mr.. JaSpersen Smith, gentleman
whose business ability, tact and energy will
undoubtedly assure a closer attention to the
needs of our local customers, and carry the
business to higher point than we, with onr
mutiplicities of duties, have been able to
do.
These two departments we're never more
prosperous than during the past year, and
now, having placed them in strong hands,
fully competent to run them to the very
best advantage and relieve us of u world of
detail work. we shall in future be able to
al nd off
to caring for our immense and rapidly in
creasing Piano and Organ trade which in
cludes all the tuning, repairing, moving,
boxing and shipping of Instruments. I'm
mense as our trade in Pianos and Organs
has been land it never was as large as to-
day) it has but commenced. Its posi- bilities
are almost limitless, and now that we are
free to devote to it nearly all our time and
work, we shall reach out for the largest
Piano and Organ trade in the United States.
And we shall get there, too. The leading
manufacturers are with us; our capital is
ample; our twenty years experience inval-
liable None are better posted as to values
and qualities of instruments. and from this
day forth no other house South can by any
possibility offer equal advantages in first
class Instruments, low prices and easy
terms. A strong assertion, but we mean
just what we say
Our Mr. w. Ludden is now a resident
buyer in New York, visiting factories and
selecting Pianos and Organs in person and
shipping to Savannah, or our agencies, or
to purchasers direct, in all parts of the
South. His lifelong experience and prac-
tical knowledge of the Piano and Organ
trade is of the greatest value to us, and
gives us an advantage in buying which few
other houses possess.
Our Mr.. j. A. Bates having regained his
health, has resumed his duties as Treasurer
and General Manager, and will give large
part of his time to the pushing and extend
ing of Piano and Organ trade through adj
vertising, preparing printed matter and
establishing agencies, etc, while also hav
ing the finances, books and office work
under his charge.
Mr.. john d. Murphy. the efficient mana
ger of our Piano and Organ Department,
has been with us for many years, and COM
mands our fullest confidence. He has been
in the Piano and Organ trade as tuner.
maker and dealer all his life, and as a
buyer, salesman, correspondent and mana
ger he is exactly the right man i'll the right
place. His superior i'll this position cannot
be found anywhere He is also Secretary
and Assistant Manager of our company
This reorganization of our business we
trust Will prove IA permanent one, working
to the advantage of the company and to
patrons. Our company is incorporated, we
have long lease of our building, and we
hope to ''go on forever" filling Southern
homes with music and melody.
With sincere thanks for past liberal
patronage and soliciting further kind
favorS, we are,
Very respectfully,
LUDDEN & BATES SOUTHERN Music
House.
W. LUDDEN, President
J. A BATES, Treas and Gen. Manager.
J. ID. MURPHY, Sec and Asst. Manager