The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-01
w. W. KrMBALL co.
Something Of It's History, Location and
Output.

For the benefit of those, II there be
any, who have not heard of the great
Klmbal Co., and the Unprecedented fame
of the Kimbafl piano, l will state a few
facts in regard to it's history, location
ard output, which 1 trust will prove OF
interest as well as benefit to persons
interested in the purchase of an lnstru-
ment. AS far back as the fffties Mr.. w.
w. Kimball, the head Of the Kimball
Co., began selling organs made in the
east at Chicago. A few years later recog-
nizing Chicago's natural advantages over
the east as a manufacturing center with
all the requisite materials at her very
door, and her great geographical advan,
tages as a distributing point, giving the
Chicago manufacturer a two fold saving
Of freight on the raw material east and
on the manufactured article west, Mr..
Kimball began making organs himself.
BY exercising strict economy in every
branch and shrewd business management
which has characterized his business car
eer, his business grew and the manufac-
ture of Kimball organs increased. He
was burned out during the great Chicago
fire, but was fortunately insured, and
Immediately converted his stable into
factory and continued manufacturing or
gans pending the erection of a new fac
tory on the west side. This business
continued to increase; new additions were
built; a corporation with Mr.. KimbaL,
or the governor, as he is familiarly called
by the employees, as president, was organ
lied; a few years later with his usual
keen insight and business sagacity, he
erected another factory and began the
manufacture Of the Kfmball piano. The
Ktmball factories (piano and organ) to-
day consist of four five-story factories
with "a frontage of 40 feet and depth
of 100 feet and have floor space of over
II acres, with a capacity of 30 pianos
and 60 organs per day. The Kimball
piano and organ is sold in every civil
lied country on the globe, with large
depots in London, Liverpool, Melbourne,
etc Its rapid growth in popularity and
Use and Endorsement by the leading musi.
clans of the world has dazzled all rivals,
until today 1t is in the front ranks an
acknowledged leader, and competitors
stand aghast and ask each other how
Il happened and what can be done to
stop this K!mball in its onward march.
Not to know the Kimball Co. and its
instruments is pardonable in the laity,
but is utterly inexcusable in any one
in the music profession, and If they
don't know the Kimball it is because they
are not posted or have some interest in
not knowing It, In conclusion win state
make this statement to protect the
pubic against any misrepresenta tations
which interested dellers may undertake
to make regarding the K.mba1l Co., it's
business and goods, and hope these re-
marks may help to guide a generous pub
lie in its selection of a reliable instru-
ment.
The proof of the merit of the new scale !
Kimball piano is shown by their phenom-
inal sale, and the class of people who |
buy them. Some of Astoria's best
musicians use and endorse it.
Two carloads of these instruments are |
now being sold in Astoria by the manu-
facturers to private buyers direct at |
special prices, and are on exhibitin at !
56G Commercial street. Kimball Co.'s Pa
cific coast warerooms are located in the
Marquam building at Portland.
L. V. MOORE,
Pacific Coast Wholesale Representative
Kimball Factories.