St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-25
A TERRIBLE FALL.
J SAVING BOTH TIME AND RETURN
FREIGHT.

The "A. e. Whitney Stock Of Pianos
and Organs to Go at Manufact-
urer's Cost This Week.
10 those who may be interested 10
the purchase of either a piano or an Or
gan. l have a statement extraordinary
to make, and IL that in all my sixteen
years connection with the music trade l
have never but once before been called
upon to make, and think 1 never shall
again. 1t is this: Through arrange
ments Just negotiated with our able re-
preventative, Mr.. A. E. Whitney. of this
city. to give up his retail piano business
here and represent us in a wholesale
capacity, as general agent on the road,
L meeting his terms for said undertak-
ing, besides agreeing to Immediately
buy back or take off his hands his entire
stock Of So:ne hundred or more pianos
and organs and dispose or return same
to our factory at our owl expense, that
he might be free to enter upon his new
duties at once
The deal and transfer Of stock has
been made. and, upon proceeding to
pack same for ship ment, l find it will
cost JUS enormously mot less than if
teen hundred dollars) to box, dray and
ship this immense stock of instruments
to Chicago and l have decided to make
a sale and, retail the pianos and organs
out right here in st. Paul. at such
prices rs Will dispose of them quicker
than | could box and put them aboard
the cars. and i'll pursuance of which,
wish to make the following frank state
ment:
While l regret to make such low fig
ures, or open cut on prices as to disar-
range the Immediate future music trade
here, | feel obliged to make such figures
as will. even i'll these hard times, dis
pose OF every instrument in these ware
rooms in the nex ten days, at which
time this store will be for rent. and it
shall be vacant.
l have for sale eighty-six new upright
pianos. mainly the celebrated HAL
let q Davis" and the now IA
nous new scale 'Kimball" pi-
amos (our own make), besides
the y. p. Hale & Co.," ''Clafin."
"HinZe," ''MehlIn," Huntington" and
other cheaper brands. l have twenty
six new and beautiful kimbali Organs,
every style of u manufacture, and on
any and all instruments, both Pianos
and Organs. l offer to take for them
exactly the manufacturers wholesale
cost, which mean to you at least e
half lower than these, or other same
grade of instruments, regularly retail
f. in this or any other city.
The 'Hallet q DAVIS" and 'Kimbair"
pianos are high-grade, n strictly first
class. L offer Tomorrow beautiful new
71-3-octave, fancy walnut-cased, high
grade upright piano., with carved
panels, three pedals, (tne third a soft.
practicing pedaD for S195. which is less
than h%alf-priee. Rosewood cases, S25
less money. l offer the large size
cabinet grand, fancy rosewood-cased
"Hlnze" upright piano, standing foul
feet and eight inches high. brand new,
for S146; and the Huntington" up
right, IL fancy walnut case, with con-
biiiuOuS nlChOI illDHCS- duu iiIGO pCQdlS,
new, for $3.50. All other styles at cor
respoHdingly low prices. Have several
upright pianos that have beer rented
out a few months, or taken back for
n~On-paymeut oh sale. that can be had
all the way from $3.50 down to $ll0. In
the stock Of eighty-odd new pianos l
have three fancy large hand-caryed
styles, Zone of which is our Worlds
Fair Premium ''Kimball'') on which the
actual factory cost slightly exceeds
$500; on these the terms will be $50
down and SIS per month, with interest
on deferred payments at Z per cent. On
all styles costing less than $500. the
terms will be $25 down and $40 per
month.
Organs cost from 1872 to s64, according
to works, style and design. Terms, $40
down, and S. per month. Several
secondhand organs for almost a song,
as l want them out of my way. Have
also several secondhand square pianos
Some beautiful, carved legs. styles
from SIS down to SIS. If you have any
use for either a piano or an organ. come
and see me; but don't delay, for at the
end of ten days they will either 60 to
Chicago IN my pocketo or in a box.
A ~tve-years written guarantee will
accompany each instrument sold, signed
by w. w. KimbaIl Co.. manufacturers,
who are worth $1,000, 00U, and whose
guarantee would be as good as if
signed by the government.
l also took of Mr.. Whitney, and have
f0r Gala f,s1 t~1 - nn~ai ,,sa
merchandise, including Guitars, Man
dolins, Banjos, Violins, Auto-Harps,
Zithers. Strings. Trimmings, ETC., re =
tail value over So, 500. which | offer in
job lot to dealers at 40 per cent less than
factory cost. Have also over 81, 900
worth of Sheet Music. at the catalogue
price, amounting to nearly 10000 copies.
that can be had in job lot as a whole for
less thar 81, 600 in order to get it out of
my way at once, and will make to the
buyer of the music, a present Of the
shelving and unite showcases with it.
This sale, as above, will be at Whit.
ney's Music Store. 81 East Third street,
st. Paul, beginning Monday morning;
and if everybody in this city could real
ize the exact situation as it is, nothing
would be left tor sale Tuesday.
Store and office fixtures, including
two office desks Zone a cylinder top, one
fire-proof safe, musical instrument,
showcases, counters. ETC., for sale at
once, for delivery in ten days, and no
decent offer will be refused. Store open
day and night till closed out.
q A. A. FISHER.
General Agent for w. w. Kimball Co.,
Manufacturers. Chicago.