San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-04-01
MIKES SUCCESS.
A Little Recital of Facts That Are
Interesting And Profitable.

There are few firms, if any, that are
/ more widely known and are better eS-
| teemed than that known as Thomas
! Goggan & Bros, the great music dealers
| of the state. Starting in Galveston in
| 1866 in a small way the firm, by fair deal
| ing. strict attention TO business, liberal
| terms and judiciOuS advertising has built
up an immense trade extending not only
| through Texas and Mexico but in the
| southern states, and has neceSSitated the
| establishment OF branch houses in San
| antonio, Austin, Waco, Dallas and Hous-
| ton that are all doing an immense bust
ness in those centres.
The San Antonio house was established
| in this city ten years ago, under the
management of one of the partners, Mr..
Michael GOggan, and ere long IL soon
mOnopOIized the music trade of the city.
Soon the premises then occupied
were 100 small for the trade
and larger premises were secured. These
suited, for a time, but the business con-
tinued to increase, until now another re-
mOval became necessary. Mr.. GOggan
looked carefully around for a suitable To-
cation, and eventually leased the STUN
berg building, corner of Houston and Ma
varro streets, for the reasons that 1t gave
ample room to show the Stock, good
light to view ii, and was easily accessible
10 patrons, as all street cars passed the
store.
The firm today is in the new house, do
ing business in very prettiiy decorated
and convenient store. The cellars and
second floor are reserved for the largest
stock of the. finest new pianos and organs
that can be obtained. On the first floor
are the show rooms and offices. Here are
displayed the celebrated Emerson pianos,
that are the delight of artists and con-
nOiSSeurS. and for which the GogganS are
state agents; the famous Chickering
pianos, and those of such popular
manufactures of Weber, Knabe, Behr,
Jvers & Pond, Kimball and Hale. There
are also the remarkably fine organs of
Kimball and of Farraid u NOtey. These
are in all styles, designs and in all kind of
woods and tiniShingS. Here, too, is all
kinds of Stringed and other musical in
StrumentS. fittings for the same Of various
kinds, vocal and instrumental music of
Mexico and all nations in sheet or book
form, including all the latest novelties, at
popular prices, and everything that you
expect to find in a first-class music house.
Goggan & Bros. are here for business,
and they desire the patronage of the citi-
ZenS. IL is no trouble for them to show
they have to sell. Indeed they |
invite ali to examine their stock and then |
If they cannot please you in quality and
price they are willing that you should |
trade elsewhere. They have only one price, !
that is the lowest, and If you cannot, or do |
not care to pay cash, they will sell |
a selected piano or organ on easy weekly |
or monthly payments. If you do not |
want to buy they Will rent you an in
Strument at low rates. 1t is this low and |
easy term system that has placed the de-
lights of piano or organ in thousands |
of Texas homes that else would have |
been destituteS of that pleasure. A fine |
piano or good organ, at one time luxury |
for the wealthy, is soon Obtainable by |
all and in such way that the cost is
never missed even from the ordinary |
salary of an emplOye.
The LIGHT cOngratulatGS MeSsrS. Cog
gan & Bros. upon their deserved success
and confidently commendS the firm to
patronage of the public knowing the |
genial manager, mike" GOggan, and
his assistants will receive them courteous
ly and it Will not be their fault If they do
not give perfect SatiSfactiOnS.