The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-08
FACE is FAMILIAR
Most Extensively Advertised and
Widely Known Music Dealer.

WHOLLY AHOWn M uStC OcalcF.
Thos. Shaw, Wichita's popular music
man, is one Of the most widely known
business men in Wichita or the west, and
has, without doubt. the most extensive
acquaintance of any wholesale and retail
music dealer in the United States. He is
known throughout the entire west
There are great many people in WITCH
tia who have but little knowledge of the
magnitude Of her wholesale and jobbing
interests, the great extent of territory
controlled by Wichita wholesalers and
jobbers, and the out of town business
done by our retail firms.
An Eagle reporter passing Thos. Shaw S
crowd of people in the store and also
standing in front of the store listening to
the Apollo self-playing piano. The re-
porter, following his ihquisitive instinct,
went into the store and found the large
force of statesmen. busy showing and SELL
ing musical merchandise and Mr.. Shaw in
good humor and jovial, as is usually the
case with Thos. Shaw The reporter be-
gan to apply his question pump and
learned a few interesting facts about the
business of the largest music house in
Kansas, or the entire southwest 1t is
an undisputed fact that Mr.. Shaw carries
by far the largest stock of musical mer-
chandise and does a greater volume of
business than any concern in the state or
southwest. He has two large sample
rooms completely filed with pianos and
organs, besides the large wall showcases
and counter showcases are filed with
small goods-mandolins, guitars, violins,
banjos and band instruments, and has a
large warehouse filed.
Mr.. Shaw has been IN the music bust
ness for the past thirty-three years, six
teen years in business in Wichita He IS
firm believer in printers ink, judiciously
used, and for the past sixteen years his
advertisements, always bearing a photo
graph of himself, have appeared regularly
in the newspapers until every reader old
and young, are familiar with Thos.
Shaw's photograph, and It is so true to
life that strangers recognize him and in
troduce themselves, stating that they
have become acquainted with him by
seeing his picture and reading his ads.
He is one among the very few adver-
tisers who use the capital I, always ac-
companied by his photograph, which
makes the ad read like a talk.
While Mr. Shaw has the largest stock
and trade of any western music man he
is without doubt the best known and
most popular retail music dealer in the
United States. He organized and equip
ped an orchestra fifteen years ago.
hos E-a
the best and most popular musical organ
ization in the west, composed OF sixteen
thorough musicians under the manage
ment of Thos. Shaw. who has ever been
the leading promoter and leader OF high
class musical talent. Shaw's orchestra
and Shaw's music store have both been
great advertisements for Wichita and
would be a credit to any city.
MIR Shaw imports ali European goods
direct from the factories and supplies
dealers at Chicago and New York prices
He also buys ali pianos, organs. small
instruments. sewing machines and bicy-
cles from the factories.
5 He buys and ships pianos in car loads.
which give him an advantage over east
ern jobbers and department stores. In
answer - At4c IcB1E-E4 AAeN+A- ANH@-~
ing the competition Of large eastern de-
pzrtment stores. Mr.. Shaw replied that
he duplicated the prices Of department
stores on same class OF goods.
Mr. Shaw has built I'D reputation for
reliability and square dealing and IS
proud OF his lines OF goods In pianos &c
carries the celebrates Shaw. IvsTs &
Pond. Kimbar. Pease. Story & Clark.
KinEsbury Harvard. with mandolin ard
guitar attachment. Apollo self-plzying
plano. and n organs he handles the story
< Clark, Chicago Cottage. Faraut L
Worry. Kiraban and ths celebrated
Orpheus Grand self-7lsying organ, add
number Of other makes n cheaper
pianos and organs. and handles the Do
nestle. Wheeler & wilson and White
sewing machines
In bicycles he sails his two tzTo-.te
Wheels. Rambler and IDEAL
In mandoI,as and guitars Re ssEs III
Harvard. made especially for hin. also
the wash5B-n. Vega and Bay STATE
Band instruments IS enc Of the pEinei-
pal features o. his department. q szal
instruments
HIS business IS continually growing
each ysaE showing substantial and vsFy
satisfactory Increase oysr tie 2rsce9lag