The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-13
TllE MUSICAL. srlrIr N wllgyLIyo,
A Few Facts Show II to BIO n Growing 0uan.
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4 Few Facts Show II to BIO n Growing Guam.
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1t is some times said that Wheeling
has no musical spirit, II exception DO
made OF the Germans, Who'll have brought
with them tho oldcoun.ry love for music
and transmitted It to their children. To
these cltizensot Wheeling must be given
the credit Of doing more than any others
to give the musical spirit effect In organ.
lied form. But music Is far from being
dead In Wheeling. Only the other day
some ladies and gentlemen met to form a
musical society which begins It's exist.
ence under most favorable auspices.
Talking on this subject with all 1SrHLLl.
GENcER reporter yesterday Mr.. I. W.
Banner said:
VI have great hope OF tho success and
aud usefulness Of this new society. Iu
the frs! place Wheeling wants it.
There has been no such society among
the Americans OF this city for ten years.
Perhaps the effort failed then because
our. people were not ready for such an
undertaking. Fully convinced that the
time is now ripe, have interested my.
sell IN this movement. ttatarts with n
membership good for quality and
quantity. The ladies and gentlemen
who have taken hold are workers. Only
active members arc to hold oiiice.
Everybody has n part to perform to in.
sure success, and they are all deter.
mined to have success. say tho time
has come for such an organization be.
cause | know the material Wheeling has
in n musical way. My business brings
mo into contact with the musical people
OF Wheeling, and you must know that
good work Is being done in this city and
tho surrounding neighborhool."
Nobody in Wheeling Ia better inform.
cd on this subject than Mr.. Banner is.
FOR nearly twenty years he has been
connected with the musical public OF
Wheeling. For eight years hc was with
Adam9 Il Lucas, and for tho remaining
years he has been in business on his
own account. Ho has seen great chances
since tho beginning of his business
career Then couple Of pianos and as
many organs was thought r sufficient
stock for Wheeling. Tho result was that
pianos and organs were rs u rule bought
In the large cities OF the East and in
Pittsburgh. Now who thinks Of going
outside Of Wheeling for eitherP In Mr..
Baumel's establishment three loors are
devoted to pianos and organs. He has
at this time In stock no less than forty
pianos aud more organs. These instru.
ments arc OF every style OF design aud
finish that the purchaser can desire.
There Is probably no such stock OF
pianos outside Of the great establish.
ments OF the East. 1t pays to keep these
instruments because there is n demand
ior them. Mr.. Banner has created the
demand by catering to it.
AT the outset he determined to offer
no instrument he could not warrant. lie
established close relations with such
makers as Steiuway Krakauer and
kranich & Bach, whose instruments
have reputation because they have
merit. But this was not enough. OF the
Instruments OF any given maker some
viii be better than others at. the same
price. MIR. Banner makes personal Sc.
lection OF the instruments he desires,
and there ia no better Judge in the bust.
ness. When he has examined piano
or organ he knows what is in it and what
it will do.
This close attention to the details oil
his trade is the real reason for his re.
marksble success in line in which no.
body before him had succeeded in
Wheeling. He has net only succeeded
IN making & paying and staying business
IN Wheeling, but the demand on him
has been SO great that lie has found It
necessary to open branch house in
Washington, Pa, where he has taken
tue most prominent store room in that
growing little city and put in SUCH a
stock ss has made Washington open its
eyes.
The business built up by Mr.. Banner
has placed him not only in the front
rank Tav OF the young business men OF
Wheeling, but given him. a standing
among the oldest and best. He reports
Ibis years trade as ahead Of any in his
experience, with indications OF on IN.
precedented holiday trade. Buying has
already begun briskly, and his wagons
are kept going to deliver such instru.
ments as can be delivered now. OF
course there arc come set aside for Christ.
mas surprises, and these will 60 out in
their time.
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