2004-10-30/2019-10-17 - From the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North American Organbuilders, by David H. Fox (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1991). — Born in Massachusetts [c. 1863]; with Steere & Turner of Springfield, Massachusetts; with W.W. Kimball Co. of Chicago, Illinois, superintendent; acquired Votey Organ Co. as the L. D. Morris Co. of Chicago, Illinois, 1897, incorporated, 1916; representative of M.P. Möller, Inc. of Hagerstown, Maryland, and Hutchings-Votey firm of Boston, Massachusetts. Sold service business to William W. Anderson, 1926, installed percussion stops and additions thereafter as Morris Electric Action Co. of Chicago, Illinois; incorporator of Organ Pipe Speaker Co. of Chicago, Illinois, 1927; died February 28, 1945 in Glendale, California, age 82. Staff: George A. Hallwachs. Patents held: Patent #456,768; July 28, 1891; combination stop action. Patent #870,192; November 5, 1907; pedal bass. Patent #1,282,275; October 22, 1918; organ action. Patent #1,282,276; October 22, 1918; organ action. Patent #1,286,059; November 26, 1918; organ action. Sources: The Diapason, August 1916, 1. The Diapason, January 1926, 2 & 24. The Diapason, August 1945, page not listed. Jerome B. Meyer Co. Records. Elizabeth Towne Schmitt.
2018-05-07/2019-10-17 - From Organ Database Builders editor Stephen Hall, March 12, 2018. — It is not clear what is meant by "acquired Votey Organ Co. as the L. D. Morris Co. of Chicago, Illinois, 1897, incorporated, 1916." The Votey Organ Co. of Detroit was formed in 1897 by the separation of Farrand-Votey. It merged with the Aeolian Co. of New York City in 1899. Perhaps Votey sold equipment to Morris when he formed the new company, or the date may have been incorrect and it was intended to be 1899 when Votey merged with Aeolian and redundant equipment may have been sold.
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