Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-02-01
EMPORIUM, PA. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY /, 1906

| 0pment III artlStlc COnSUfucIlOn anu
voicing.
The builders of this organ are Messrs'
Bates & Culley, of Philadelphia. They
were selected from number of COM
| petitors by a Committee of the Vestry
after listening to several of their organs
and carefully investigating their work
and record. They are men who are
making the construction and voicing
of the pipe organ their life study and
occupation, both were apprentices to
| the trade in boyhood, one in Boston,
the other in PHI |elphia, and as ap-
prentice, journeyman, foreman and
master each has spent thirty one years
at the work Mr.. Bates was foreman
for thirteen consecutive years in the
employ world celebrated Roosevelt
firms of organ builders of New York,
Philadelphia, and Baltimore, in that
time having charge of large and varied
work on some of the largest organs
ever constructed, erecting many of
them in all parts of the country. Mr..
Culley has spent much Of his time in
the construction of metal pipes, voic-
ing and finishing organs in the
churches, he was at one time a fore
man in the metal department of the
Roosevelt" factory. AT another time
he speut seven consecutive years max
ing and voicing read organ pipea. He
also at one time had a factory of his
own supplying metal pipes to the
trade. Ten years ago these two men,
long shop mates and friends, started
for themselves and their work com
manded attention from the first.
The first organ built is in Grace P.
E. Church, MerchantvilIe, N. j., and
won them high praise from all who
heard it, including the Bishop of the
Diocese. Many prominent organists
have given recitals on it, and the
builders have many fine commendatory
letters regarding it. The next one is
in the adjoining parish of Moorsetown,
N. j. The third one, very large two
manual organ, is in Kensington M. e.
Church, Philadelphia. This large city
organ attracted attention at once and
Hon. John Wanamaker, then about to
donate an organ tothe famous Bethany
Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, in
vited them to estimate. The COM
petition for this organ was spirited, a
dozen of the big firms figuring on
| duplicate specifications sent out. OF
this number only one was higher in
price than Bates & Culley, several
were close together with them, one
was 500 lower another $500 lower,
but Mr.. Wanamaker gave them the
contract on account of merit shown.
A letter written to the builders by Mr.
! Wanamaker four years after complet-
ion says 1--WE have never regretted our
action for moment" This organ is a
big four manual instrument, part of it
being one hundred and twenty y-five feet
from the player, controlled by electric
action, and the organ is the builders
shop numberG.
Other large organs are in Lu Lu
Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Mobiles
of the Mystic Shrine (Masonic), Phila-
adelphia; Trinity Presbyterian Church,
Norris Square Methodist Church
Memorial Methodist Church; st.
Stephens Evangelical Lutheran Church
and many others in Philadelphia
First Baptist Church, Atlantic City, N
j.; Holy Trinity p. E. Church, Spring
Lake, N. j.; Unity Church, Rediands
Cal; Christ P. f. Church and First NJ
Z. Church, Indiana Pa; st. James r.
@. Church, Sewickley, Pa; Methods
Church, Stroudsburg, Pa; Holy Trinity
} Evangelical Lutheran and Emmanue
Baptist Churches, Chester, Pa; First
PRESBYTERIAN Church, Merchantville
n. j.; Beverly Presbyterian Church
Beverly, N. j.; First M. E. Church
Haddenfield, N. j.; Trinity Evangilca
Lutheran Church, West Bethlehem
Pa Swamp Evangelical Lutheran
Church, New Hanover, Pa and many
Others of all denominations.