Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-29
MUSICAL NOTES.

The Hallet 4 Davis Piano Company.
of Chicago. are keeping well to the
front. They have opened a branch
store In Milwaukee. Wis, under the
management of Mr.. =. II. Robertson.
who was ut one time the manager of
the kimball branch I'm that city.
Milo J. Chase. president of the Chase
Brothers Piano Company and also OF
the Chickering Piano Company. died
Monday morning at his temporary res
idence. PASS Indiana avenue. after an
illness Of two weeks Paralysis was the
cause Of his death.
Milo ]. Chase was born In the north
crn part Of Vermont in 1882. In 1852
he married Miss Olive Stacey. and
shortly afterward moved to Ripley.
Ohio. In 1867 he went into the piano
business at that place. He moved from
there to Richmond. Ind, and later to
Grand Rapids, Mich. His business was
now assuming large proportions, and he
built q second factory at Muskegon,
Mich. Four years ago he opened a
warehouse and salesrOoms in Chicago,
and since then has lived here most Of
the time. although his wife and part
Of his family live in Muskegon. Mr..
Chase was the father Of six children,
four sons and two daughters. The sons
are A. f., c. A.. b. =. and L. +. Chase.
The daughters are Mrs. c. L. Winters
and Mrs. Charles h. Branner. Three
Of the sons are ut the factory at Mus
kegon. and his sOn-in-law, G. L. Win.
tiers. was interested with Mr.. Chase In
the management Of the Chicago bust.
ness.
Mr.. Chase was a member Of the Ma.
sonic order and had attained to the thir.
ty-second degree In that society.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. 8. and L. L. Chase
and Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Winters arrived
In Chicago last night from Muskegon.
and will accompany the remains to
Ripley, Ohio, for interment. Mrs.
Chase will go directly to Ripley from
Muskegon. Mr.. Chase was 63 years Of
age.
In this city the retail business has
practically been under the charge Of
Mr.. w. A. Dodge, and doubtless will
continue. he being thoroughly quail
fed to fulfill oil the duties that will de-
volve on him.
Eastern manufacturers visiting Chi.
cago are quite anxious to find out just
how many piano factories are here To-
Gated and what their output is. There
are about twenty-five legitimate plano
factories In Chicago, and they will
this year produce just about 10000.
pianos. This matter Of output Is a diff
1icult question for one to definitely de-
termine, but the figure given Is GER
tainly conservative. In fact, we are
not sure but that It IL altogether too
conservative. Chicago, with its won.
derful push and energy, has made
success Of Its piano industry, as It has
Of everything else undertaken. and that
success has been SO complete that 1t IL
doubtful II even the trade itself In this
city realizes how great swath It Is
cutting. Each one knows about his In.
dividual business, and Is so occupied In
taking care Of that that he doesn't al.
ways keep thoroughly In touch with
what his neighbor Is doing In the same
line. The name Chicago on the fall.
board Of a plano IL becoming Of more
worth constantly. and It Il but ques.
tlOn Of comparatively short time when
the great Western metropolis will be
recognized throughout the country az
an art center, and when. therefore, its
name will be accepted as representative
Of the best In all that pertains to re-
finement. While all Of this Is true, and
while all Of us who reside here are
proud Of II, 1t by no means argues that
the great Eastern centers have lost their
power. When will the time come when
the name "New York" or "BOstOn" on
the nameboard OF plano will be OF
no worth? Never.
with art progress, and no matter to
what degree Of prominence Chicago
and other Western cities attain, New
York and Boston will still he hOnOred
names and guarantee Of worth. The
fact Is, we have mighty large coun.
try. and 1t IL being opened up to the re.
finements Of life with astonishing ra-
pidity. In other words, there Is enough
for New York and Boston and for Chi.
cagO and the West also. We are all
striving for pre-eminence, but the sue
cess Of one does not by any manner Of
means presuppose the ruin of the other.
There Is business enough for us ALL
Musical Times.
All the factories In Chicago are busy,
and some are making preparations to
increase their product this summer.
There has been little or no cause for
complaint In the retail department
up to the present, and the prospects for
an increased fall business are very
bright.
Rubel, the French Actor.
Not few great men have risen to
eminence In spite Of overwhelming
physical defects; but far more rare are
the cases In which ugliness has In itself
proved stepping stone to success.
Rubel the actor, who has just died In
Paris. mt the age Of IS, owed his first