The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02
Mr.. Bush On The
Twenty Million
Dollar Merger
A Stirring Letter From the
President of the Bush &
Gerts Piano Company--Tells
the Facts About the e. e.
Forbes Company Sales in His
Vigorous Style.
From the Musical Times.

From the Musical Times.
Birmingham, Ala. October %, 1918.
The Musical Times-I Just received
your last Issue of the Musical Times
in which you refer particularly to the
fact that the Forbes Piano company
is taking ADVANTAGE of the fake story
about the $20,000,000 combine. / will
bet you dollars to doughnuts that you
cannot prove 1t Is a fake and I will
bet you 800 bills to SIS bills that can
prove 1t is not fake, unless / am
greatly mistaken as to what your def
milton Is of a fake. know what f. Ike
piano sales are and l know what gen.
uine piano sales are. and we have the
greatest, most successful. clean
cut and genuine piano sale In
cry. jackson. Miss. and Mo-
bile. that has ever been pulled off
In the southern states: q sale in which
no mans piano is moderated; no great
trade mark is belittled: no old pianos
are sold rs new, and no new pianos
are sold as second hand and no pianos
are advertised that we haven't got on
hand to deliver.
Two hundred thousand dollars Is n
minimum estimate to place on the in
ventory value of the goods that are be-
ing closed out in this great sale, which
Is being conducted at each one of the
stores of the Forbes company at the
present time under my supervision.
am responsible for every line of adver-
Using, and no man tan refer to 1t as
fake SALE who has full concA"-
ton of what fake sale Is, and any
man who Is familiar with the III 40
business has plenty OF opportunities to
find out the difference between a gen.
uine, unprecedented, bargain sale, and
a fake, coupon. puzzle. club, altera-
ton, or fire sale. or a fake bankrupt
sale such as was put over in Chicago
in the sale of the stock of the Thomp-
son Music company and the Chica go
Music company. These were real fakes
and I believe it was $4,000 worth of
stock of the Thompson Music company
and anywhere from $4,000 to 500. 200
worth OF stock of the Chicago Music
comnany. sacrificed by two of the old
est houses In Chicago; but this sale Is
clean up sale. at viii place the
e. e. Forbes Piano ompans posi-
ton to he absolutely independent of any
combination that might be formed, or If
you know nothing about any combination
except fake one. when get back
to Chicago If I am so disposed, I can
give you some informs ton that might
open your eyes. and 7 know you are
newsgetter, and look for Ii all the
time.
You have an article In your issue re-
ferring to the prices at which organs
square pianos and cheap upright pianos
were sacrificed in the Bollman sale at
St Louis, square pianos averaging 55c
apiece.
The inclosed advertisement will show
that we have prepared to disnose of
everything In the nature of old junk
and trash in the shape of square, up.
rieht and player pianos. electric pianos.
and all organs, pipe organs. reed or
gans. hand organs. foot organs, pedal
organs, pedal bass organs. organs with
stops and organs without stops, piano
cased organs second hand organs, or
Rans with mirrors aid organs without
mirrors, mouse proof organs, and mouse
eaten organs, reed organs with reeds
and without; orchestrions with full or
chestra. and with Just bass drum AMI
pipes Come down here and see the
exhibit at the stores. one at 22O9 Sec
ond avenue and one at 1912 Second ave.
nue.: you can't miss them, you will hear
the noise before you pass Memphis. and
believe me they are not going at st.
Louis prices This Is a real town, and
not one-half or one quarter Supplied
with musical Instruments square pianos
are bringing SIS. $40. SIS and even 500
at auction. organs are bringing, with
out reeds. 50. without stops $3.50, with
tons IS. with tops $40: with mirrors SO
that you can see yourself lid SIS $50
and even $25. These are all old second
hand, traded In. repossessed. recon
structed, reincarnated. rejuvenated or
gans.
Old nianos are bringing at auction
$50. se5, $40, SIS. $50. and up to 800.
for cash, no 10 years time. with moth
ing down or coupons In advance There
Is no delay In this game. Just walk up
and make your bid, put up your money
remove your own goods. and nay for
your boxing and shipping: the store Is
full of people all day as long as the
auction runs. more coming and more
going. and a record OF $50 sales in four
single instruments nut up and sold The
electric pianos, with slots and with
out slots. nickel dime and quarter
size. eoipg ct 500 $3.50, $3.50 and $3.50.
end believe me- this Is no fake sale.
Let every piano man i'm the country who
wants house cleaning. and there are
manv of them that need 1T and don't
want It. come down and take off their
hats to this great sale: cut out the
courons. then mayNe they can cut OFF
some counops at the end of the year
from real PONDS or inorteaees when the
coupons amount to something. Cut out
the ruz7les and guess how much they
ctuiu fedil'e on tne JUNK stored away
for inventory PURPOSES only, and l
won't charge cent for the informa-
tion or the necessary advertisements to
turn this rotten and useless junk into
real cash. which can be put into tn
homes OF the moor for the purpose OF
srreading musical educat ion and for
the DEVELOPMENT of talent. where they
have the talent but have not the price
of new instrument. Send your staff
correspondent down here. and let him
get a half page lesson IN real piano
selling OF fair prices, fair values, fair
and you will do a
great deal more good than by JUMPING
Mt the conclusion that there Is a fake
combine back of this deal. and gain the
everlasting appreciation Of your sim
:ere friend. w. L BUSH