Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-12
SALT LAKE HOUSE IN /.
A GIGANTIC PIANO AND
ORGAN SYNDICATE,
Organized With Headquarters in San Francisco
and Branches at Salt Lake City and Over
The Entire Country West Of Denver.

There has Just been organized AT
Portland, Ore. a mammoth syhulCdte'
composed OF some OF the largest plaho
and organ dealers and banklnB-houses
ON the Pacific coast with an almost
unlimited capital The founder and
now president Of this great enterprise
is Mr.. Wiley 3. Allen. who Is also pres
ident of the old reliable firm OF Whey
ii Allen 60. of San Francisco and Port
land. the largest and most extensive
piano and organ dealers on the coast
Mr.. Aliens object In forming THIS eX-
tensiye syndicate Is for the purpose OF
having one man do the buying for an
the different branches interested m the
syndicate and thus be enabled because
Of such large buying and paying Spot
cash 70 get prices and trelght rates
thar no small concern can possibly Sc
cure. Their headquarters viii be In
San Francisco.
This plan Of large cash buying VIII
enable the dealers embraced In this
syndicate 10 secure pianos ana organs
OF a superior quality at less than smaH
dealers are compelled 20 pay Tor IN
ferior goods, and OF course the pubic
viii come In for a corresponding rtduc-
ton all along the line. The syndicate
has arranged for the control OF the
product OF several OF the leading makes
of pianos and organs throughout the
entire States OF California. Oregon,
Washington Idaho, Nevada, Utah ana
wyoming. with principal distributing
houses at San Francisco, Los Angeles,
Portland Spokane Seattle, Tacoma
and SALT Lake City. representatives
Of different distributing points VIII con
duct branch stores throughout the tel
rit0ry each house represents The or
ganizer Of this great enterprise mas
exercised the greatest care In selecting
for its representatives, the most popu-
lar and successful music dealers In the
different States where they are 90 ope-
rate and these dealers will supply the
branch stores and retail trade In ter
ritory allotted TO them. All dealers In
charge Of distributing houses are in
terested In the syndicate and absolutely
the same prices. both wholesale and
retail. will prevail throughout the en-
tire territory covered by them, The
different distributing houses will be
represented by the following we'll and
fayorably known dealers: Wiley B.
Allen. san Francisco and Los Angeles,
and his territory embraces all Of Call.
fornia. Nevada and Arizona.
Gilbert & J0ues Co., the states Of Or.
egon. Idaho and Wyoming, with dis
tributlng store at Portland, or.
The Ramaker Music CO.. a portion Of
Washington, with headquarters at Sc
attic
Mark z. Jones q Sons have a por-
ton Of Washington. with headquarters
at Spokane and Tacoma.
h. n. jenkins. the hustling proprietor
OF the Temple OF Music OF this city, will
represent Utah. with a large distribut-
ING house al 81 and SO Main street, Salt
Lake CITY. Their store is now being
put IN shape for occupation, and when
completed win be the finest most COM
plete and largest music store IN this
Western country. the room having Ia
an $3.50 square feet Of floor space fol
the display Of goods. Mr. Jenkins man
agement and salesmanship has many
times been shown 90 be Of the best and
n the syndicate is as wen represented
ln an It's branches as o. VIII boz here
there can be no question OF It's being
a pronounced success from the very
start.
Mr. jenkins hopes 90 be in his new
quarters on Main street I'm "a very short
time. where he will be pleased 10 meet
AN and win take pleasure I'm showing
the finest and largest stock OF musical
instruments ever shown in the State.