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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-30
PIiNO CiSES.

In 1895 more than $1,000 pianos werc manu-.
featured in New York ard sold IN this city or
eyported 10 various parts OF the country. A few
OF them were gent to South and Central Ameri-
ca but they were very few. Last year only
10000 were manufactured. and NJ cases run In
the same groove as pianos. for the reason tina,
there cannot be a piano without case. the
causes FOR the decline furnished by an expert
may be OF interest. He said:
Il; NAV appear strange. but II Is nevertheless
q fact that the bicycle has good deal 10 Do
with the decadence OF the plano Since the In
PRODUCTION Of the wheel the young folks TO-
)ect mental culture for physical development
and bracing exercises. And. again chicago IL
pushing this city Of New-York hard New-York
q few years ago stood first in the piano and
p,ano-casc industry, Boston second and CHI
cago third. Now Chicago is a close second. A
third cause IL. Of course. the general stagna-
lion in trade Folks who find difficulty In pro.
curing bread can easily dispense WIN muslc ana
aesthetic things generally
ptaro oases are all Of domestic manufacture
excepting few imported from france Iof New
Orleans Most OF them are H.aue III tnls CITY
"a cor. f,on, $40 20 $50 each. though some
resch az high az 500. There are only 1--we e.
adjustments in NewYork which dedicate them
selves exclusively to the manufacture OF cases,
or1 Tho value 81 the total product i about
si uao oon Annually The factories employ FI
ar 5oo hands but then. the majority OF piano
maters. the larger ones exclusively Inanufact-
- "o,riretor Mass for NewYOrk houses
The dutv on piano-cases is 30 cents, and this
nav be said to be prohiDitiVe. as apart from
,he tariff German makers cannot WIN proht fur-
nish the wood which. in such oehca'e instru.
,,en, os the pIano. can stand the severe and
nbargeable climate Of this country. There are
no Diano-case factories in Harlem. which en-
~ ~ i5o mon each all or nearly all, Germans
l,iho learned the trade in the faiherland The
n,ain wood for a piano. before IT Is fashioned
into a case. costs So or 81. or course not reck-
Inc New orleans or other towns and cities
- re French region in and around louisiana
81 ta,. Jew wealthy people import high-prlced
niaros direct from France and Germany put as
the duty is on the whole Instrument cases 90
-, Gc,,ra in
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five years, and bids fair to soon produce more
novelties than Paris
DUCK .MANUFACTURE.

The American In Europe In answer TO ques-
ton as to what wae made and sold on ths sioe
Of the Atlantic. said Cotton duck ne was
not far wrong. The world gives to American
manufacturers the credit Of making inner ar''-
Gle than anything they ever conceived
In New-York City are represented some twenty envy
mills Most Of them have capital OF HI'V'',''''
Others run down as low as 100000. All OF them
nay. because American duck is In demand .ne
world over 1t Ia used for sails. tents a"hineS'
tarpaulins covers for everything from d S'oa''a
boat to gypsy's tent; shooting SUITS Sno7
Innings. and a hundred other branches ol az ~
dustry Not the least, odd as II may seem, "
enters into the farm. The big reaper compares :
of the West present to every purchaser SUI.
of duck. with hat and gloves. Most OF II
is made OF the same sort or material az
that Of which the sails Of the yacht Deiender
were made They were made Of South sea ISL
and cotton. and not one Of them ripped. lhey
we're q triumph Of American manufacture
Little fax duck Is made here. Only steamers
nae IT, II has been found that spark railing on
a sail or awning made of flax will go out, Whle
on cotton duck Il will spread or shoulder MOST
of the big mills in Delaware, Georgia Ala
bama Connecticut and Maryland.
The business Is an important one and adds
greatly to the wealth Of New-York year by year.
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CORSET MiNTFACTTRE.

The manufacture Of corsets Is distinctvely an
American industry. which has grown as the
years rolled by into vast proportions. The Eu-
ropean manufacturers cannot compete with US
and have long since practically abandoned the
field. The women dress reformers have rallied
against the wearing Of corsets to no purpose
Corsets at present are in more universal use
than at any other time in the history of the
country Especially is this true of New-YorlS
city where corset manufacture has become
one Of the most important Of the many great
industries The variety OF cOrsets is simply
without number and hey come within reach
OF the very poorest. The prices range from
30 cents or less to almost any figure that the
woman with a long purse may desire. 1t IL
estimated that S1O,0OO.O0O IL invested in the
manufacture Of corsets in this country and
the prospects OF the trade for the coming year
AR, q. the brightest.
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NY LiDY'S DAINTY FAN.

The making and selling OF the dainty luxurious
and. when properly welded. dangerous fan,
beautiful womar's most killing weapon, has
hecornc n RECOGNIZED separate business In New
York. This city may now be truthfully said To
supply the pretty women OF all the United states
with these fragile but seemingly Indispensable
trInes 4 woman going to ball nowadays
without a fan Of an elegance corresponding to
her gown is a rare exception, and woman using
a theatre. programme or Il dancing programme
instead OF a fan is seldom seen.
The New-York woman o! fashion mas adopted
a fan ranging in width from eight to ten inches.
This size while perhaps not 80 imposing as the
larger fans that were popular a few years ago.
IL more comfortable to use. and can he more
easily and gracefully handled than the large
For a ball or party nothing Is now more fash
ionabe than "A fan made Of fine ostrich plumes.
with tortoise shell or pearl handles OF the sort
that have been In for the past century. and
that bid fair 10 be in use for a century 10 come.
The manufacture OF fans In this country Is
in its infancy. and the yearly Importation OF
those OF European make is still very large The
chief fan-makins foreign manufacturing CEN
tres are Vienna Paris and Kobe Vienna has
made great strides In this line In the past twenty
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UPHOLSTERY GOODS.

One of the surest signs Of an Improvement Il"
trade is the demand for such articles as en-
broidery lambrequns. lace curtains, ana such
aids TO the comfort and ornament OF the interior
Of the house Quite number Of large estapiish-
ments on Broadway. Grand-st and Greene-sl'
make specialty Of those articles. Speaking ap-
rroxir,ately and in the toughest sort or way
there are from so 600 600 to S3O,0O0ooO worth
Of them In stock but the great bulk IS imported
from Europe and pays heavy duty
"The prospects for this season are exceieh''
said a Broadway dealer to a reporter ana con-
Time TO improve Business WAS very dull before
the election owing to the fear growing out OF
free silver but although trade Is always more
or less depressed between the election ana IN.
auguration OF a President, this time. at least
in our business. a pleasant exception is opserV ,
able have not the remotest idea OF the capltai
invested in upholstery in this city. though II
must be large nor 90 the number OF hanos the
Industry employs and do not believe any one
can tell with accuracy. You can purchase
pair Of imitation lace curtains for 81, but l can
show YOU pair in an uptown window mace ny
hand and imported from France that cos- sooo'
And so with lambrequns and portieres. Yes.
most Of us are satisfied with the way business
&c progressing and we look for further improve
roent The trade compares favorably with last
wear at this time Que thing l can say Win
certainty which is that an extra session or con-
gress is not good for trade.
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prohibitive for the reason that the woolens are
demanded by the wealthy classes The demand
has been increasing year by year; hard times 90
not seem to affect 1t and good times do not ADD
to the prosperity. The capital invested here Is
relatively small-S30OOO or so-and the hands
employed are few The company exports to
Mexico and the South American republics from
this point 1t has forty five mills in and around
Stuttgart. and may be said TO be monopoly.
Nevertheless. there are other reputable houses
in New-York which deal in what they term sanl-
tary woolen goods and do large trade. These
latter houses import the fine woollens necessary,
but turn them into clothes in the city and towns
and villages adjacent. In this way they employ
a large number Of people The money invested
in this branch of the sanitary trade is about
S10OOOO00 and the annual volume or trade
twice that sum.
What may be styled the orthodox sanitary
wooens-which arc ali mported-are very dear.
The proprietors claim for them peculiar power
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kONMOCRETE.

Ever since improved paving for streets ana
sidewalks became necessity Of metropolis"
life. men have been engaged in efforts TO I'M
prove upon the clumser methods imposed oy
handling unyicdng stone. one OF the most I'M
portant discoveries Of modern times WAS tha'
of asphalting for street use. and almost pes'ue
its introduction came the cement walks WIG"
lend themselves SO admirably 10 the andscaP'
effects sought for by experts in the laying ou'
Of parkways In this regard Greater Newton"
holds Il distinct advantage having been inc
scene of almost everything in the way OF cement
or concrete and consequently among the hIS'
of cities to reach an average OF efficiency IN '"'
material utilized. All the methods and the III
ventions have been tried. An important variant
OF all the measures OF Improvement Is manu-
featured In Greater New-York, being what -
rather fancifuy known as Kosmocre'e. WHICH
IA classified a. {. high test Portland cement una.
IL combined with properties that are seetss
OF the manufacture. Ii IL used largely ror ths
regular purposes. but In addition can ne raisea
m into retaining walls. IL can be utiii@eo ~
depot platforms. for freproof warenouses ~
for stable foorng and from II are Inaue eIl. a.
ney nues and tops. hot air hucs tor iurnasse'
sewer pipes. ornamental copings FOR pu"u'''s"
for steps and FOR safe Innings.
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NETWORK HARVARD CLUB HOUSE.

some cases almost beyond the confines OF civiii-
zation-centres in New-York The three great
branches of this trade designing. manufac-
turing and publishing. Dress patterns or all
kinds and patterns relating to every conceiv-
able department OF household art, are produced
The patterns are published through the medium
Of an endless variety of periodicals and DOCKS.
while the actual pattern forms are Kept In
stock and shipped upon selection TO purchasers
The annual trade Of this establishment reaches
a value Of $6O0OO00 and 5000 per-
sons find employment in connection win lts
operations The New-York house Is the pulse
and directing force Of the whole immense
scheme The building in which this central OF
fee is located IL divided and subdvided into a
series OF departments. conducted according 10
q system OF the most remarkable precision.
The departments include the designing-rooms'
bureau Of neutrality-suspicious. more ehgra'-
ers than any other single concern In existence
editorial rooms printing offices ana press
rooms There is also large factory wnere inc
nattern forms made. one nuhoieu anu
fftv reams OF paper are consumed per houI
durine each working day In the year IN r,e
production Of the periodicals and books h'
IS this. a vast quantity IS used TOT pat'e'" us
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ure Of musical instruments. In Ne"-fors
City proper there are at least 2)o reputaoe
houses which transact a yearly business rahs-
ing in amount from S3,o00,OU 10 Sipooooo IN
musical instruments. exclusive of pianos. Ihis
number includes importers and domestic dealers
and agents. and all agree that the present out
look is excellent for the future.
The last few seasons have convincngy DEM
onstrated that there has been an enormous In
crease in the musical instrument enterprise bus
mess. not only among importers and manufacl-
urers. but with the jobber and retailer Not
withstanding the fact that thousands Of all
classes were a greater or less extent idle III
the year just gone by. sales were better than
anticipated. 1t Is furthermore gratifying 10 note
that in this branch of trade there are just now
more purchasing agents Of musical instruments
in communication with New-York dealers than
at any period since 1872
So far as the tariff schedule is concerned. an
authority declares that it is for the present no'
so much a question OF duty on musical instr1-
ments as it is what goods shall be lesitima;eE
listed America is also exporting drums ana
banjos while the Improvement in key and string
Instruments has been satisfactory beyond con-
lecture.
The sudden and complete return OF the man
don into popular favor has been due 10 t~o
facts; first the recognition Of its power ana
sweetness as a solo instrument. and serondy'
the marked improvement in mandolins of Amer-
can make
Great strides have also been made by Amerl-
can manufacturers of the either. that most per-
feet vehicle for poetic Impulse. appealing as u
does to the highest artistic temperaments. ana
whose harmonic splendor more than any othe-.
Possesses the power TO move the sweetest SYM
pathies and purest fountains Of human nature
Harps. auto-harps. flutes, and even muslca!
boxes and also that wonderful solo instrument.
the oornet are in increased demand. Who does
not remember the lines?
That old cornet of mine-alas.
had to leave that reverenced brass
But Joy, my youngster. just turned nine.
Shall foot that old cornet of mine
Good authorities attribute the continued de'
mand for musical instruments 10 the fact tnat
II has, Notwithstanding the hard times. always
been possible TO purchase and pay for. on ire
instalment plan. from pianos down. where rep
utabe parties were concerned.
Certainly in this industry the feeling IS
healthful and hopeful.
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VTVDOT SHADE MANUFACTURE.

Every American family has window shade
often half dozen. SO il can readily be conceived
that the business has grown to some Importance.
In New-York City there are a dozen firms when
sell everything from the diminutive tack TO the
finest Holland shade.
Several millions Of dollars are invested In the
business and Just how many times this capital
10 turned over it would be difficult 10 tell. One
dealer said the business amounted to probably
S2OOO0OOO In Newly City alone. or course,
this includes the business of the wholesalers
The idea OF window shades originated III 'iiS
citv some twenty-five wears ago Then ii was a
crude affair indeed. Now the roller is peri'ct.
the Holland cloth and tassels as artistic as could
be desired and the business so satisfactory mat
AT least , 600 persons arc engaged in their manu-
facture.
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VIEWPOINTS GLOVE TRADE.

The glove industry IL one OF the most ''"p"'
tant in the city and is steadily on the increase III
the volume Of business. Last year there were
imported 100000 dozen pairs OF gloves ana
the indications are that the Importation VIII DC
much larger this year They are brought prin-
cipally from France. Germany, Belgium ana
Austria The manufacture OF gloves In TINS
country cuts a very small figure. There is only
one factory OF any consequence. and that Is To-
Gated at Futonville. this State. The output
there is small that the importers do not take J.
into consideration at all. The kid gloves used
here are chiefly Of two varicties-the button ana
the hook glove. The former has decided call
I'm the market, the average American not taking
kindly to the article with hooks. Most OF the
imported gloves are brought to New-York. from
where they are distributed all over the country
A large percentage Of the importation remains IN
this city. Importers speak very encouragingly
Of the outlook for the coming year as soon as the
new tariff schedule has been arranged. The
business thus far in January has been very sat
isfaPforv
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the small African fnches OF different colors ex-
oept green Australian paroquets or all colors'
European nightingales. black caps, thrushes ana
robin redbreasts The canaries mostly come
from Germany, but there is also the Enshsh
canary which is Of very dark orange color ana
Is larger than the German bird There Is also
the Belgium canary. which seldom sings. Du'
Is priced on account Of its shape. Parrots In all
colors come from South America. but the most
valuable and the best talker Is the African
gray The canaries are fed almost entireiy on
canary and rape seed. as are also the hhches
and European birds. The Inockngbrd dlets
nm soft food made of carrots grated with other
ingredients. Young parrots exist on crackers
soaked In water. or buckwheat grit, ana Wheh
they get older they live on suniiower seed biius
are subject to as many ailments as human
being. " 81, m.
There are many varieties OF fancy fish The
aiming little goldfish. however. are the FAVOR
lies and most I'm demand. and they are import
"a from Europe and Italy. The japanese fan
,si is a queer-shaped FISH. for II has very
short body and a very long double tan the
Jananese telescope fish resembles the fantail ex-
cant as 10 it's eyes, which look like the instru-
ment from which IL derives It's name ihen
there is the Paradise fish from emma ana me
celestial fish, that Is always looking skyWaid'
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QUILTING MANUFACTURES.

There is on the West Side in the drygoods dis
trict an establishment which is the only one
Of It's kind in the city. or, in fact in the coun
try II is a quilt factory, and employs about one
hundred hands. The proprietors. for 1t is COM
pany. sell the product of their industry in all
parts Of the United States. Canada Mexico. the
Central and South American republics and even
70 Europe 1t is difficult to obtain any informa-
ton as TO materials used by the company or
their modus operandi. They never advertise. but
nevertheless their business keeps constantly
growing. The materials they use are. however.
rrnduCed In this country.
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ing for her article 10 make her sisters envious
at very moderate a price.
To her the millions Of dollars Of capital In
vested. and the thousands Of employees.
better paid than ever before. as II they had
never existed. The great wholesale cloak and
suit industry Of New-York is to her a closed
book But $1,000 persons are given employment
by the nearly GOO wholesale houses that o-'-'
prise New-York's cloak and suit trade
There are $50 Of these. each OF which has
$4,000 capital invested and thirty more have
$4,000 or more ventured H. business Some in
divldua houses do business of 100000
annually.
There have been few failures in the last year
and the mishaps that have occurred have been
for trining amounts. In days Of prosperity the
class of suits and coaks that find most ready
sale readily indicates that pooketbooks are
pethoric In days Of financial depression or
hard times the dealers say that the poor go
withor. cloaks orders now being received by
the big houses show that even the very poor
not going unproyided. The out-of-town buy
ers arc reaching NewYork earlier in the season
than Is usual. and the manufacturers take that
to mean restored confidence among the retailers
and more healthy feeling in the trade through
GU, the country.
The signs are for better business" says a
large Wholesaler. land even more prosperous
times. I am Inclined 70 take a very roseate view
concerning the approaching spring trade 1t is
my belief that sales within the next few months
will rise to such figure that many people in
our branch OF business will begin to talk about
booms and food tides. | LOOT for a very
handsome and appreciabe increase In the volume
Of orders for spring goods in our lire.
owing to the unsettled condition Of the couc-
try on the political questions las. spring buyer;
only ordered wha. they fell certain Of sell
ing and a large majority preferred to keep well
inside the anticipated demand. They have no
stock hand for their women customer
particularly stylish wraps. Buyers are now
prepared to give large orders for the new
styles.
Other representative manufacturers are as
sanguine. and many making plans to in
crease their facilities and extend the capacity OF
their factories.
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OF absorption and transmission. the properties OF
a non conductor Of heat. so essential to an
agreeab BILE temperature of the body; the property
Of promoting the elimination from the tissues of
all excess Of fat and water, thus making the
flesh firm and hardening and toughening the
muscles. They claim also that their goods not
only prevent disease but absolutely cure many
of those in existence. The wooens are made
suitable both for summer and winter wear:
in fact they are adapted to all seasons or in
other words they are all wool for all the year
round All the articles are manufactured Of
the finest and pureSt camel s-nair wool without
any admXture Of linen or cotton or trace OF
noxous dyes. The factories. orthodox and
heterodox, turn out every article of clothing
that men and women wear night or day winter
or summer with the exception of shoes and ties
and they make nearly all their goods to order
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JAPANESE AND CHINESE GOODS.

Americans have not yet reached point where
they can compete with the Chinese and Jap
anese in the manufacture OF that class Of goods
known as Oriental. The importation Of these
goods. however, has grown rapidly within tie
last ten years until it has assumed the
proportions Of a great business. There are
nearly 200 houses i'm this city dealing in Chinese
and japanese articles Of all kinds, and the
money invested yearly reaches into the mill
ions. 4 great majority Of these houses handle
only Oriental goods. such as rugs. carpets
lamps lanterns. portieres and brc-a-brac of
all kinds The importation OF ornaments Is
very large. and is steadily on the Increase The
American manufacture of this class Of goods Is
very small ar the sale is very light, as
the quality does not at all compare with
the imnorted article. japanese silks are
becoming very popular. and the importa-
tons have doubled in the last five years They
are light and durable. and can be used for
variety of purposes a large proportion of the
imported Oriental goods find ready market in
this city Most Of the merchants engaged in the
business foreigners. very few Americans
having yet decided that it would be wise to
20 int
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sivJTlRy WOOLLEN TRADE.

Ten or twelve years ago what is now known
as the sanitary wooller system was introduced
into this country from Stuttgart, Germany The
American headquarters Of the system are now
in Nev-York City. and the company has
branches IN all the large cities Of the Union. II
has FIVE branches here and one in Brooklyn. and
EMPLOYS from 800 to 400 hands in distributing
its goods, which are all imported from Germany.
The duty on sanitary woollens, until it was re-
duced to 10 per cent by the Wilson BILL was
40 per cent which was ore Of the highest paid
on any imported articles it was not. however,