The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-28
Will OPEN IN SEATTLE.
Iaiekering & Soa'y Planes aaa the
kinball Psanss and Organs -
De Represented % .
LARGE SCALE IN THIS CITY.
New neths1s VIII Charsetefise the
saie q nianss asa Organs
II ~ Future.

- 49, o1ex@1ty 1h0Wu fh4I lH&rS .
eoon 70 - - ALREADY - . great revciu-
sson ana = nsw condifien Of things In the
p'.no Ana oTxAa aneimgss n tho North
west
Ths long fnancisi crisis through which
Ne hass 6sen peAiag has ieveiea values
70 1ovsr stsn6ar6 than ever before In
fhs ntstoEy ~ this na&ion. Large profits
on many thinSa especially ca these
eiassed among iururiss. have hsd their
day.
In future small profits. strict econesny.
quick sales and closer connection with
ths manufacturers must cha~acterize the
ousineas Of every successful merchant.
~ - vel known among the music trade
tsax for years certain brands OF pianos
for the entire Pacifc coast have been
controlled by San Francisco dealers
The scale Of profits On these pianos has
bsen ~ follows:
Ft1t. the manufacturer proft.
second. tbs San Francisco dealers
prosis.
Third. the Seattle. Tacoma or Portland
dealers' profit
Fourth. the small dealers profit In towns
such as Olympia. whaxcom. etc, making
Tour profits that the purchaser must pay
before he can own the piano: ana bring
Ing the price Of very ordinary as,ruments
up 70 the price Of better grades.
a new order Of things has taken place.
FOR six years Mr. d. s. Johnston. OF
Tacoma. has controlled the agency Of
Cnscksrang 4 Sons pianos and the Kim
pau pianos and organs IN Western WASH
ston. and has built up such . phenom-
ensi business IN those celebrated and pop
uiaf instruments, that the manufacturers
maaced him to sell out his retail stock
70 Tacoma. accept situation with them
on salary. and take charge of their BUSH,
NESS n xhe entire Northwest. Including
srifisn Columbia ard Alaska He has
since April skipped twelve full car loads
of paanoe g Tacoma. three to Spokane.
mo to Waila Waila. ono to whatcom.
ana now has seven fun car loads en-
route to this city. II Is the largest shin
ment OF new pianos ever made TO any
city on the Pacific coast at one time.
making Seattle, a. she always Is. the
banner city.
It b difficult to understand how such
large numbers OF pianos can be sold In
such times as these.
Mr. Johnston says Il u entirely owing Il
TWO things First. the wonderfully sumo
N ~fs
str,,mante .rs 49, ~ Sne in-
prices at vslch ~ .s,,. - =. 40"
~. rht.s~..- re says
Company are the most enterprisIng and
and have uni,,r,,sa 800, -. s''u'
do anvthinr nv nra.-..,.. 49, ~
other maker. az crv,r ]. ~, 80 -
times NO a,nsfre.r 80. 49, - -.
fartoria. .rs or..s.,, -..,s.
their ca ra.sstv 20 N, o'1
Chsckertne& Son., r,.n.. So.
standpoint Of .rta.tic .xr.,s..
most perfect tnssruran,. ~. s-,s 80
ever produces. and ars ~. .ss,,~s. :, -
cry artist the world ovAr
It has frecuentIy haa. . ~ra., ,,..,
yantence To Seaetia an ~ ,~n,na.-,s.
ptanos ara not reore~ert.s w.. o. -.
erai special occasions. awh,en ! |, u,,,s,,.,,v
fine instrument Aas been needles saa,.,a
has been Obliged "a send N Tacama. for :
ChiekerjnS Grand. there being nothsng
here that would meet .he raouirsnen,. =,
the occasion.
While 1t u conceded tina. AZ ,,,e uor,s,.
fair in Chicago. chicker,nr 4 soma psanos
carried of higher honors than any ofbsr.