The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-21
THE WEEK OF WEEKS
WHEN PIANOS GO TO SMASH WITH
A TREMENDOUS
CRASH.
HOW 1T ALL HAPPENED.
1T HAD TO BE AND THE PUBLIC
ARE IN ON THE GREAT
DEAL.
Get Pianos for a Song That
Used to Cost Money.

When I undertook, for the assignee,
to dispose of a large stock of pianos,
which had been thrown upon the mar
ket by the failure of Mr.. Munger. the
skies were clear and the prices were
SO low it looked like quick work. In
the midst of the sale a financial cy-
clone struck ST. Paul, which changed
the situation. In spite of this the sale
was surprisingly large, under the cir
cumstances which could be accounted
for naturally by the excellence of the
pianos and the unheard-of prices at
which they We're offered. I was, how
ever required by the assignee to put
time limit on the sale, and, when [
named January 10th, it gave a period
which seemed ample to complete the
work. But man proposes and bank
failures dispOses. The result was that
some pianos and organs remained
when the sale closed. The assignee
being obliged to go to California for his
health, he left the stock in charge Of
his attorney, with instructions to ac-
cept the first reasonable cash offer he
could obtain for the stock in bulk.
What happened is explained by the
following letter:
st. Paul, Mimi, March Is. 1S97.-Fred N.
Dickson, Attorney -at-Law, 116 East Third
street.
To A Whitney, City:
Dear Sir-I accept your offer Of four thou
sand four hundred dollars ga 400 cash for the
pianos and organs OF the Munger assignee
stock now remaining unsold in the store, 40
East Seventh street this city, and will call
at your office this afternoon for your check.
Fred N. Dickson,
for no porn oft for
R. c. Munger.
The winds did blow and the snow
did snow and the rain did beat until
it dampened the feet of the public. l
intended to wait until spring and bet
ter weather arrived before putting the
stock on the market, but the following
peremptory note received yesterday
cOmpels me to never mind the
weather"
St.. Paul March Goth, 1S97.-A E. Whitney:
Sir-Please be prepared to vacate the store
40 East Seventh street on April list. Yours re-
spectfully, &C. H Schliek, Agt.
Having no alternative as to time,
accordingly announce a one weeks
sale of elegant pianos at slaughter
prices more notable than ever were
produced by the fiercest competition.
In addition to the famous pianos Of
Smith, Haines, Briggs, Hinze, there
are a number of new scale Kimbali
uprights all Of which go at prices
which will make this week memorable
in the musical world for years to come.
It's not next week nor next month,
but this week April 1st out | 60 and
I'll take only cash and notes with me.
/ offer the goods at prices which will in
duce the public to do the rest. No
other sacrifice piano sale ever slaugh-
tered the famous new scale I<imbals
and other first-class pianos as they
will be slaughtered this week. Read
this:
Fine upright pianos made by Haines
Bros, Briggs q Co, G. A. Smith & Co,
Smith & Barnes and New England
Piano Co. in rosewood, mahogany and
oquarter-sawed English oak, costing
from $3.50 to 1915 to be closed out at
Sis to $685. Twenty dollars cash
and SO per month. Every piano guar
anteed to be as represented, marked
in plain figures and delivered in your
parlOr, with fine stool and scarf, with
out extra charge This week begins
it and this week ends it. The business
week begins tomorrow. Tomorrow is
Monday. You will have the whole
stock to select from tomorrow. You
had better do as I have done, ''never
mind the weather." but come to 40
East Seventh street, between Cedar
and Minnesota, tomorrow.
"A. E. Whitney.