Cable Piano Co.
Hardly anything makes home life
more enjoyable than a piano or parlor
organ, and the leading manufacturers
of these instruments are undoubtedly
The Cable Company. For many years
the firm has been engaged in this line
and their product has few peers and no
superiors. The Cable Company is
conceded to be the largest manufacturer
of pianos and organs in the
world, and have eighty-seven branch
stores in the United States. The home
offices are located in the Cable Building
in Chicago, and they have factories
there and at St. Charles, Ill. They
also have a large branch at Richmond,
Virginia, from which the trade over
the Southern territory is directed.
They are also exclusive agents of the
Mason & Hamlin Company's goods,
the Cable Company having recently
purchased this plant. The officers of
the company are Frank S. Shaw,
President, Jonas M. Cleland, Vice
President, E. P. McPherson, Second
Vice President, H. L. Draper, Secretary
and Treasurer, Geo. W. Eddy, Assistant
Secretary and Treasurer, and D. G.
Keefe, Mechanical Superintendent. In
the piano line they manufacture the
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Local Store of the Cable Piano Co.
"Conover," "Cable" and "Kingsbury,"
and inorgans the "Chicago Cottage."
They make a leader of the Mason &
Hamlin goods and in them have a large
trade. The company has recently taken
up the manufacture of a piano player
which they call the "Imperial." This
is one of the highest class made yet and
sells at $100 less than any of the others.
The Charlottesville offices are at 204
East Main street and are under the
management of Mr. W. D. Price, a
thoroughly experienced piano man.
Mr. Price was born in Richmond and
entered the employ of the Cable Company
twelve years ago. By close
application to business he rose steadily,
and three years ago was sent to open
the local branch. The instruments
are sold exclusively to the user and on
installment or cash. The trade of the
Charlottesville office covers Madison,
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Extensive Yards of the Charlottesville Lumber Company
Orange, Culpeper, Louisa, Nelson,
Green, Fluvanua and Albemarle counties,
and to Alexandria, Lynchburg
and Clifton Forge, four men being on
the road at all times. Mr. Price is
highly esteemed by the citizens here,
and much of the fame and trade enjoyed
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One Section of the Charlottesville Agricultural and Iron Works.
in this section is due to his indefatigable
work.
"Unless you believe that the world
is perfect because you happen to have
enough to eat and to wear, you should
be discontented. You should remember
that the world's achievements
and great changes have all come from
discontent, and you should be, in as
many ways as possible, a breeder of
discontent among the human beings
around you."
