The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-06-11

and within a brief space 81 time
auxltiafy establishments were
founded in whateom. Everett ana
Wafefvtile.
DurinK 100 the HAmAksr Music
House held the record for bringing
planna into Seattle ~ the carload
In the fall uf that year great many
Instruments we're sent up 20 Alaska
10 meet the growing demand there.
on some days as many aa I'VE plan
49, we're disposed II for cash. while
many others we're PIT out on the IN
ataiImeut plan which has always
been feature q the business OF the
concern.
In september last branch was
opened IN Tacoma. the rev store
there beinK equal 10 any musical go
tnhilnhmant In the city. The Taco
ma house has been n marked sue
cess from tire outset and has found
u necessary e. employ nine men 20
attend 90 the business offered
Recently branches have been 60
tahtimhed nt HoQutam. Aberdeen,
OLYMPIA and Port Townsend.
Ga great have been the nalsr
throughout The sound country by
means 81 these outlets 60 trade thnt
for the FIRST tiuae IN the history ~
INF. city n has been necessary 20
ship fun car Of piano stools,
fully ga Of them having been re-
crived here In one shipment sinos
May Il - for pianos. seven car
Loads - them have been received IN
Seattle since May 18th. The plano
shipments we're as follows. ono car
- Straube instruments from chi
caHn. one 90 the Howard from Gin.
cinnatl. one Of the Hartman from
New Work one ~ the Fischer from
New York. n car ~ the HAMILTON
from Chicago. ear from ne Jrwoi,
from Ienrtmiafer n suburb - Poe
ton. and one Of the Ludwig OF New
York
The rapid Advancement of this
house has induced nine manufartur-
era 90 drop their Seattle agencies
and become affiliated with The Ram
nker hnuaa These firms nre the
FISCHER Franklin Ernts Ellington.
Valley Gem Howard Ludwig Ham
iiton and baldwin. II - infeFrstirE
90 note that fhs last three makes are
the only once Witch received awards
AZ the Paris Exposition IN 1870.
In addition - the plano agencies
absorbed the fEamn ker Music Com
pany has taken over the business ~
the well known Estey and Chicago
Cottage organs
The business - the uamaker Nh.
sc Company f. not confined % tho
Northwest BY any means. n IL a sig
nifcaut fact that within the past
few weeks Instruments have beer
sold bv this COMPANY IN lows and
Nebraska and shipped ~ those
points from this eitv.
The Seattle establishment, has Just
completed extensive and handsome
offices The extra room thus oh
tained has enabled The FIRM % make
flstine; departments for pianos and
for organs
The Ramater Music Company.
with ell It's branches. r. owned BY
Msaarr q. and T. Ramaker. and is
under the direct personal manage
ment 81 Mr. y. Ramaker. whose
likeness appears herewith At -
years Of age Mr.. Y. Hamater hiss
esta hiished q business which. start
irg as before stated. IN 1897. with
pianos. has with the additional capt.
tai which vas placed with the firm
IN 1898 by the senior partner. reach
ID the magnitude 81 nearly $3.50 oe0
year The sheet music md small
goods department r. under the eU-
elusive management OF J. Roscoe
Rnmnker
owing 20 the magnitude and de-
tails 81 the business the firm has 81
late secured the services 81 Mr.. W
n. Rsichert. who has been FOR many
years the manager Of n local must
cal establishment and who will be
pleased 20 meet all friends and ar-
dusintaucea IN his new eanacitv nH
assistant manager and head sales
man Of the namaker Company.