The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-09
AN UNUSUAL EVENT OCCURS IN
Ei.fet e. ANhn 49,

s Yesterday between the hours OF II ana
3 o'clock, the citizens and citlzenesses
also (beg pnrdon) were startled BY the
winding call OF the bugle sounded at fire.
Euuent intervals in different portions Of
this sober and law-abiding town. TIT
martial notes Of the trumpet instead OF
calling together multtudes OF troops,
with glistening bayonets, drew forth an
other multitude whose mien bore no evil
idence OF martial or battle array. but in
lieu thereof were happy faces express
ing the surprise that the owners doubt
less felt at the unusual sight they were
witnessing.
Down Main and up Broad and through
many of the other principal streets roll
ed in q seemingly endless procession. tnl-
mense trucks heavily laden with boxed
pianos. newly arrived from the Gable
Con,pany's factory. In Chicago. and
destined to the Southern distributing
branch located In this city.
-Four carloads Of pianos In one conslgn-
ment, and probably the largest single
shipment OF Its kind ever received in
this city reached Richmond yesterday
over tho chesapeake an Ohio Railway.
and It occurred to General Manager Cor
ley, Of the Cable Company's local branch
that It might be q good idea to treat
Richmond people to Il practical demon
strntion OF the size OF the piano business
in this city. Messengers We're dispatched
in haste to secure teams and arrange
mcnts made for handling the large ship
ment made at the Gable Company's ware
rooms, and as the result of these prcpa-
rations there rolled away from the Chesa-
peake and Ohio depot this morning about
10 O'Clock in the neighborhood Of forty
largo trucks, each bearing the burden
OF two upright pianos IN their TRAVELLING
cases, The teams were decorated with
largo signs on which were emblazOned
words to the effect that the pianos were
for the greatest sale of pianos on earth;
the Instruments, In fact, being destined
for tho Christmas special sale now heinz
conducted by the Gable Company, which
is tho eleventh annual event of Its kind
conducted by Manager Corley since he
first opened tho local Cable branch In
this city, and under whose management
the piano and organ business has become
a source Of considerable revenue to the
city. 1t is q fact that Richmond now
plays "a conspicuous part In this partic-
.ular Industry; being the distributing point
for five OF tho largest piano factories
in tho world-the Gable, Conover, Kings
bury and Wellington factories of Chlca-
80 and the Mason and Hamlin Company
OF Boston. Mass, The immense trade OF
tho Gable Company In Virginia and the
fCtarollnps together with the branch
stores mt Norfolk, Petersburg and New
port News, Va, and Durham and Colds
boro, N. c.. are all subordinate branches
to the Gable Company's Richmond house,
Present Indications speak of great
things as Richmond's future In the plano
and organ business, most OF which is due
to the live and energetic rlanag ser OF the
Cable Company. l
MI, corley personally assured the writer
yhut this large shipment of pianos.
which was delivered at his warerooms
to-day. would be disposed Of during the
Christmas sale, and that he was salts
fled that the entire lot would BIO sold ere
the close Of the holtdays.t,l f.