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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION; ATLANTA, TUESDAY, JULY329, 1884.???TWELVE PAGES. our patron* to be our friends, and to mako thei them. The eclectic bo, we try our beat to pin of a Plano or an Organ la an Important matter, and in order to aid purchasers, we give information and confidential advice concerning the Instru- menu we well, which will enable them to pur* chaw easily, judiciously, and without tedious cor respondence. Please note carefully our state ments. They arc baaed upon truth, and not one word la Intended to mislead or deceive. We claim to do a fair and honorable trade, and pledge our* selves to apeak the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. Trust ua In the selection of a Piano or an Organ, and you will uot regret It. We can select more judiciously than a music teacher or musical friend, and we will do our prettiest for those who trust us. Tell ns how much you want to pay- bow much cash and how much monthly, and wo will give you the very beat bargain we have. You are fieri x-tly *afe In our hands, aa we deal on the square basis and give our honc??t judgment when It U asked. LUDDEN Southern M FACTS AND FIGURES Showing the foundation, the growth and the present prosperity of a House which now Leads the Music Trade of the South and takes high rank among the Leading Music Houses of America. THE MUSIC HOUSE OF THE SOUTH. The observant stranger visiting Savannah may well bo surprised to find here a Mammoth Musical Emporium whose trade and reputation extends to every Southern State, and when it is known that this house, through its Ten Branch Houses and eouutless Agencies, practically controlls the Music Trade of the South, and take* rank among the few leading Music Houses of America, the visitor can but conclude that such a business must be the alow growth of at least a lifetime. But it is a fact worthy of note, that not fourteen years since this great House had no existence, and the entire Mu sic Trade of Savannah did not thou exceed 110,000 yearly. In 1870, two practical business men, both murielans, put capital, brains and enterprise into the Music Trade, and this noble Music Temple, with its annual sales now closely crowding half a million of dollars, shows what the right men in the right place cau accomplish. THE SMALL BEOINNIMJ, In the summer of 1870, staudlng room for one Piano and three Organs was rented in tho small drug store on Bull street, near Liberty, and from this insignificant beginning has grown the present immense business. Success crowned them from the start, and a few months later found them In largo ware rooms on Broughton street, and doing a trade of SoO.OOO yearly. A Conservatory of Music was established, Chamber Concerts given, the Southern Musical Journal started. In 1883, a re moval to St. Julian street, under the popular Mo* xart Hall, where the ???Choral Associaiion,??? under direction of Mr. Ludden, gave Oratorios and de lightful Homo Concerts, such as Savannah never before, nor has since enjoyed. Another 1876, daring tho fearful epidemic, and again In 1880 to their present location. In 1881 the New York Branch House and Publication of Music Books, and In 1883 the Manufacture of Pianos. Now, after this brief look backwards, let us give a few facts about their present business, and first of all, their HANDSOME TEMPLE Or MUSIC. ???Beautiful for situation and tho joy of the whole musical south,??? may truly be written of this Grand Music Temple. Imposing in size and architecture, Jilted from basement to loft with Musical lustru incuts, rich and rare, for a nation's use,and known tojmuslc lovers from Potomac's flow to the Klo ???Grande as THE GREAT MUSIC HOUSE OF THE ???SOUTH; it is a point of interest which visitors to the queenly Forest City always take in, and that her cnltured citizens point to with pride, os an evidence of Savannah???s musical progress. Two largo stores thrown into one, with sixty feet front, -ou three streets, three stories above basement, aud decorated with handsome signs and banners. The stranger can???t miss it if he tries. Four elegant show-windows filled with a bewildering display of instruments. Entering you arc in a ???little world of music," as a lady onto said. The first j??tor??* is THE RETAIL DEPARTMENT. U is indeed handsome. Decorated ceilings, bronze columns, tasteful painting, linoleum on the floor, block walnut counters and fixtures, and ???electric lights. Sheet Music, Music Books, and small Musical Instruments in endless variety. Busy Clerks, all ou the .jump. Orders filled here dally from every Southern .State. In tho rear is the SPACIOUS GENERAL OFFICE, occupied by the Cashier and four Bookkeepers. Adjoining is a cosy Reception Ofllce, carpeted and furnished with sofas, easy chulro, paintings, birds, etc. Mr. J. A Bates, the General Manager, lias Ills private desk here, (the one with a million pigeon holes for which ho advertised,) also the desks of the Manager of the Plano and Organ Department, mid of the General Correspondent and Advertis ing Clerk. Order and convenience reigu here, and tho amount of work dally turned off must be seen to be appreciated. Call bells, speaking tubes mid dumb waiters connect with tho Shipping Room, Wholesale Department, Piano and Organ Rooms, Tuning and Repairing Booms and print ing ofllce on third floor. In fact, the oillcc, and entire store os well, is a model of neatness and -convenience. THE WHOLESALE DEPARTMENT. Passing through a broad archway into the sec ond store, we ore In the Wholesale Department of Band Instruments and Imported Musical Goods. Magnificent sets of Nickel and Silver Plated Band Instruments, Fiddles and Guitars by the cord, Ac- oordcous stacked to the celling, and Strings by the thousand bundles are here displayed until one wonders who can use them all. Here arc also Orguincites, Organinas, Euphouios, and all Auto matic Musical Instruments. New York jobbing prices duplicated here, and freight saved Southern buyers. TIIK PIANO AND OROAN DEPARTMENT. Pass up that broad, carpeted staircase to the Magnificent Piano and Organ Rooms; two entire floors, four thousand square feet. One Hundred noble Instruments are here displayed from Twelve -of the World???s best makers. All .Styles, all Grades. All Prices, and all sold on easiest terms. None can fail to lie suited here. THE TUNING AND REPAIRING DEPARTMENT is ou the third floor, under ebargo of an old New York Piano Maker. Four Tuners are kept busy year in and year out. Tho adjoining room contains One Hundred Second-hand Pianos andOrgau*. and the Reserve Stock of Imported Goods. Hero also is the Home Printing Ofllce, a fun is set Home, Sweet Home, and printed the thHIToit- of???catalogues, price lists, letter heads, e-ive. ij-u- and circulars used iu their business. No oittsioi work done here. N. A B. need it all and more too. Down, Down, a half day's journey, almost, to the basements, floored, light, and dry, where ore over One Hundred Pianos and Organs boxed and ready lor immediate shipment. A FEW PERTINENT FACTS. Kfttablfehed in 1870. First year???s sales $50,000, last year's nearly $700,000. Branch House and Piano Factory in New York city. Ten Southern Branch Houses. Over 200 Agents and Employes. < >vcr 2,000 Pianos and Organs sold yearly. Geo*Is shipped to every Southern State. One thousand Dealers and Teachers regularly supplied. Large Double Store at Savannah???six floors and base ment. Business thoroughly systematized, over two hundred letters received and answered daily. $.7,000 worth of postage stamps and 200,000 envel opes used yearly. Four Tuners; Ten Traveling Salesmen; Publishing Music Books; represent twelve Piano and Organ Makers; a Manager for each Department; each day???s work closed up by itself; no lapping over; orders filled same day as received. In a word, everything that cau make a Mush- House successful, is here combined and or ganized into service. PIANOS AND ORGAN'S, FRE18I1T PAID. lte??????e????ibcr that we deliver Plano* and Organs Freight Paid, to nny pnrt of the Sontlij^^nnd^^jjrltliont^^lncrpas^^o^^rire BugjrjJf^^Virv^Arkanaas^or^njr^jonthj era State, can buy from ns nt Savannah or Vew York prices, and have Instruments laid down at their Depot, free of all freight. LUDDEN & BATES, Southern Music House. CHICKERING The Best in the W 1 {IF! ???And Wo have Something to Say, And as usual, we Speak our Minds Quite Freely. I-irst let the 20,000 subscribers to The Constitution understand that this page is converted entirely to the use of HIDDEN 4 BATES' SOUTHERN MUSIC HOUSE, in advertising'ourselves and branches and spreading the fact that Savannah is the Grand Musical Centre of a Solid Musical South, and now the EARS, the HEARTS, dbe to LUDDEN S BATES???PIANOS. OUR OWN MANUFACTURE. The Grand porium of the South Richmond each Claim it, and dealers in all these Cities, boastingly Advcrti: Where is it? Atlanta, New Orleans, Memphis, Nashville, and Richmond"each Claim it, and dealers in all these Cities, boastingly Advertise themselves as the Largest Music Dealers in the South. Possibly they are honest in this, but at all events they arc, to say the least, somewhat pre vious. Set it down as a fact well known to all who arc posted in Music Trade ^matters, that the South has but One Grand Wholesale and Retail Music House, and that one bears on its signs the well known name of LUDDEN & BATES??? SOUTHERN MUSIC HOUSE 142 & 144 Congress St., Savannah, Georgia, and Chain of Ten Southern Branch Houses. Branch Houses. AUGUSTA, GA., Geo. 0. Robinson & Co., Managers. COLUMBUS, GA., D. C. Schutz, Manager. CHARLOTTE, N. G, J. W. McMillian, Manager. KNOXVILLE, TENN., Price & Richards, Managers. JACKSONVILLE, FLA., A. B. Campbell, Manager. All under one Management with Terms and Prices Precisely the Same. Branch Houses MACON, GA., E. D. IRVINE, Manager, ROME, GA., H. A. Smith, Manager, GOLDSBORO, N.C., Will B. Lane, Manager, GREENVILLE, S. G, Abel & Morgan, Managers , MISS., A, Grossett, Managed SOUTHERN THE WORLD'S CHICKERING SONS??? PIANOS, MATHUSHEK PIANOS, GUILD PIANOS, Grovesteen & Fuller PIANOS, LUDDEN & BATES??? PIANOS. AKION PIANOS, MARSHALL & WENDELP1 ANOS BEHB BROS. PIANOS. under one Managemen with Terms and Prices Precisely the Same. PIANO AHSTID ORGtANDEPOT A GRAND LIST TO SELECT FROM MASON & HAMLIN ORGANS, PALACE ORGANS, BAY STATE ORGANS, PACKARD, ORGANS, MUSIC FOR THE MILLION. Silver Tone LUDDEN BATES??? BAND | Instruments VIOLINS, ACCORDEON8. BANJOB, GUITARS. BONES. TAMBORINKS, FLUT1W, HARMONICAS, FIFES. DRUMS, DOUBLE BASSES, ViOLINGKLLOH, J KWHIIAKPH, ORGUINETTKH, KUI???IIONIAS, ORGANINAS, BANO INSTRUMENTS, ami STRINGS for all kinda of Striuged ImtrumcnUi. Send for Catalogue. The Largest and Most Complete Stock in the South. OLDEST BEST Pinos, $210 lo $1,000: Twelve Leading and Reliable Makera, and over 300 different Styles and Prices. No other House In America offers such a selection. Sold on Easy Installments. LongTimo and Small Payments. Fifteen days trial. Six years guarantee. Privi lege of exchange. Every Inducement that any honest House can offer and live up to. GIVEN FREE OF CHARGE. With each Piano, a good Stool aud Cover. With each Organ, a Stool and Instructor. With each Plano or Orgau, a Book .of Music. AND ALL THE FREIGHTnPAID 15 goodIreasons For Uuying Pianos and Organs of ti. 1. llecnuso this Is the Great Wholesale Piano and Organ Distributing Derm of the South,representing the lendln Manufacturers of the world, am) sell Imr strictly at their lowest Factory prices. *4. Mecnuse wo offer a selection from Ten Leading Makers, aud over 800 different styles and price*,auch as will meet tho wants of all purchasers. No other House. North or South, give* such a magnificent line of Ant-class instruments to choose from. 3. llecmue wo sell none but Reliable Instruments, made by old and well- known Makers, whose names are a guarantee of honest work and perfec tion in construction. 4. item use we sell no steneii or cheap instruraents,Mich as are now so freely advertised by notorious Dealers, who falsely claim to be Manufacturers, at prices which will not cover the first cost of honest made and durable In strument*. A. Ilecnuse every Instrument sold by WH. guarantee, fl. Iterause we scud instruments on fifteen data test trial, and pay freight both ways, if not satisfactory; and also give a special privilege of ox exchange or replace it with a new 8. Itecanse we do a square trade, sell Ing upon the One Price Bystem, wit! uniform price* to ail, and those the lowest known upon standard Instm merit*. We print our lowest prices Ic plain figures, and place the poor man in Texas, and the millionaire who cornea in person all on the same basis. ONE EQUAL PRICE TO ALL. 9. Ilemuse the Rule of our business Is, No Misrepresentation, No Deception, No Exaggeration, No Trickery, No Overcharging, No Imposition, and No Sharp or Unfair Dealing lo any way whatever. Three feet to theyard.and sixteen ounce* to the pound, is our , motto, and we livesquarely up to it. j 1 ??* piTuTnff n ft*?? * Hvn *f America, on Standard and | 14. Ilecnuse we pay the freight on a Piano or an Organ to any Railroad Point < Instruments iron OkUnd solid Makers. Nooe ?????? underby us; none can undersell ns, Booth, and this without increase of our regular prices, and we meet anv and all legitimate com petition. ??? is, iterance you will save from 125 to $70 in the purcitaxi*, secure a choice In>trt U !"???>*???* *?? ??opar- worry and risk of dealing with irresponsible Dealer? chase. We were the first Boose to introduce the Installment Plan in the South, and offer Easy J lauis, nor recognize the grand fact that Term*, wilt) Dot a small increase over cash price*. ?????? . to. *00. | A PURCHASER PLEASED IS A FRIEND GAINED. 13. Because wegive with each Plano or Organa Copy? of oar Premium Album, containing over $1 j fe???t nd your name and oddn*- f*??r Illustrated ra??.L-> - and t???i r?? iflsrs giving full and a- - formation, and printed Price l.Ut??, which will m mailed to all who apply. M^SOjST & SHEET MUSIC AND MUSIC BOOKS im >; i. ?? 2 'JvV; OUR STOCK CONTAINS tho latest and most valuable PUBLICATIONS from European aud American Publisher*, Including Music (or Orchestras, Music for lira** Bands aud Music fossil kinds of Automatic instruments. Bend for Dccrlptlve Catalogue. LOWEST PRICES EVER KNOWN IN AMERICA. DURABLE. FACTS AND PRINCIPLES Which account for the Phenomenal Suc cess of our business, and show our Square Method of Dealing with our Patrons, thereby securing their support and con fidence. When this Home wiu establbhcd, one of Its Chief Cornerstones, tho prinelplo th??t pcriectlon in every detail entering Into tho musical quality of Itsgood,???next In tho prlllclplo of fair dealing??? was tho most Important; and It Is, porhsps, un necessary to add that Its rtcent devotion to that principle hsa liccn even more earnest sml unceas ing than formerly. One man???s cash Is as good as another???s at I.nd- den * Hales- Southern Music House. Tho only House In America selling Planps ami Organ* strictly on the One I-rleo System. ONE UNIFORM PRICeTaND NO DEVIATION. This Is the basis upon which Ludden * nates Southern Music House and branches transacts It* business. Our prices, In plain figures, are placed on ever Instrument, and printed Inourprlco lists, and child can buy Just as low as tho sharpest trader. So much for all cash: so much, If on Installments. These prices arc never changed to cuitoiaenr. One uniform price to all, and that tho lowest High catalogue prices abolished. Actual selling- prices printed In plain figures and scattered bread- cast over tho land. The poor man In Teaas can buy as cheap front us by letter as the Savannals millionaire who comes In person. bong and tedious corresjiondcnco entirely un necessary, Select the instrument, remit its it, price, and yon will get It na low Its any ono can buy It, or ns If you wrote twenty letters about it. Other Houses gaugo prices to meet tho Innoecnco or sharpness of the buyer. We do not. Ono man???* money Is ns good as another's with us, and wo???wl not fleece one to make up what we lose on an other. AbsolutclyINolliing Is Gained by Personal In terview as to Variation in Price. We Treat all Purchasers Alike. Helling on this square basis, renders it Impera tive that the price bo tho very lowest ono that can bo given. Wo aro pledged to this. Wo alway* have led in low prices, and wo always will do It. It's our creed, and our practlco. Tho House doea not exist that can either underbuy or undersell ua upon standard and rcllablo Instrument*. OUlt BUSINESS MOTTOES. ???Ono Equal Prico to all. and that tho very low- cut known.??? ???Tho One Price Syatein affords full protection to all Purchasers.??? ???Tho Prico Telia, and everybody Telia tho Price." "Tho Poor Mrtii'a Dollar ahouhl goaa far as tho Mllllonairo'a." ???A Purchaser fully pleased la a friend gained for llfo.??? ???No Scot, Color, Condition, or Creed, but Ono Price to all, both Saint and Sinner.??? "Square Trade alwayst 3 feet to tho yard; 10 oz. to tho lb,; our word our bond.??? ???No misrepresentation, exaggeration,or decep tive statements In selling Instruments.??? j ???The Truth, tho whole Truth, and nothing but tho Truth.??? "Satisfied Purchasers, and Bailable Instruments oro tho strongest advertisements." "Not Lowest Priced, Poorest and Dearest, but Highest Priced, Best and Chen peat.??? "No stencil or bogus Instruments kept. A etna! Makers' name on all wo sell." ???A complete outfit with each Instrument, and Freight Paid on any R. It, Point South.??? "Full satisfaction guaranteed. No one asked to keep an Instrument that does not suit.??? "The Best Instruments are always tho Cheapest, but our cheapest are good.??? To tho nbovo sound business principles wc aro pledged. A strict adherence to them for fourteen successful yean has gained ui a trado and reputa tion which we value as "Apples of Gold and Pic tures of Silver,??? and whllo tho House stands, whether prosperous or not, It will, nt all events, honest trrnlo In an honest way, and merit tho esteem and confidence of Its patrons. INSTRUCTIONS TO OUR SALESMEN. 1st. Representnn<1 gimrnntoo our instrument* to be exactly what they are, nothing more. 2d. Make no prnmlso to nny ono you cannot fulfill, or that wo are not willing to fulfill for you 3d. In all business transaction* mllu-re strictly to the truth. 4th. Make no misrepresentation* to nny one for the purposo of effecting a sale. 5th. Leave no bill* unpaid anywhere. 6th. Be diligent In business, Improving every- hour. 7th. Read these Instructions dally. GOOD, BETTER, BEST. We warrant our Instruments forslx long years. That???s Good, We scud them on fifteen days??? test trial; no suit, no buy. That's Better. After purchase, wc allow privilege of exchange nt any timo within six months. That's Beit. NO STENCIL INSTRUMENTS SOLD Every Instrument sold hytu bears the tnnk r???s name in (nil, and Is just what It Is represented to be. You know wbnt you nru getting and who made It. We represent only genuine manufactu era, who put their own names on their Instr incuts. No crooked trade for tie. PURCHASERS FULLY PROTECTED By a double guarantee???the maker's and our own ( Wc guarantee to give fintcloss aud durablo Instru ments, and If any we sell do not turn out to bo such, we will replace them. We will not let a poor Instrument stay In a purchaser???s hands If wo can help It. Every Instrument sold must advertise ua and sell others, and poor Instruments would ad vertise us the wrong way. A purchaser suited Is a friend gained. Wo want ???election of a Plano or an Orgai Packard Orchestral. worth 132 pages) of choice Vocal and Instrumental Music. LUDDEN & BATES??? SOUTHERN MUSIC HOUSE, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA & BATES??? Music House.