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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
Baker &Turnell.
How to Increase Our Foreign
Trade.
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THE OPINIONS OF PROMINENT BUSINESS MEN.
**I THAT is necessary to secure a
y y greater extension of the foreign
export trade of American manufactured
goods?" was the question recently put to
the different State vice-presidents of the
National Association of Manufacturers, and
to some leading manufacturers in foreign
trade by the Manufacturers' Record, of Bal-
timore. From the numerous replies we cull
the following: Hon. Warner Miller, of New
York, takes the ground that we must first
establish and maintain steamship commu-
nication with all the countries with which
we desire or expect to trade, and that with-
out regular and rapid lines of transporta-
tion there can be little or no trade. The
Government should help by giving a sub-
sidy or liberal mail fees. We must also,
he said, restore the reciprocity treaties and
further extend them.
E. P. Wilson, Secretary of the National
Association of Manufacturers, takes the
ground that American manufacturers must
have a practical business organization,
free from political or private control, which
shall adopt practical methods to advocate
and extend the doctrine of reciprocity.
The Lodge & Davis Machine Co., of
Cincinnati, says we must have a restoration
of reciprocity treaties, and American ships,
built in America and owned by Americans,
to insure fair and straight freight rates to
foreign countries.
The Stillwell-Bierce and Smith-Vale Co.,
who are already doing a large export trade
through their London house, says we must
have more frequent and desirable means of
communication by regular lines of steamers
at frequent intervals, paying therefor if
necessary a liberal subsidy.
John R. London, vice-president for South
Carolina, says: "We want direct communi-
cation with South America and other coun-
tries. The United States should encourage
foreign commerce m the same way that
England does. We must have better bank-
ing arrangements and be independent of
England in that respect, and we must se-
cure the speedy opening of the Nicaragua
Canal."
Mr. N. B. Scott, Wheeling, answers the
question by saying the building up of a
merchant marine, let Congress, by liberal
appropriations and otherwise, encourage
the capital of this country to invest in
building and operating steamships to carry
out manufactured articles to all parts of the
world, and then we will see such a revival
at our factories as has not been seen for
years.
THE piano trade contributed their quota
toward the numerous prizes taken away by
the winners at the National Schutzenbund,
which closed this week. Wm. Steinway
donated a $750 piano, Geo. Steck & Co.
presented a beautifully finished and expen-
sive silver cup, and Hugo Sohmer's bi other,
Wm. Sohmer, gave a $500 Sohmer piano.
SOUTHERN MUSIC CO., at Birmingham,
Ala., has been incorporated by E. F.
Enslen, A. R. Dearborn and William A.
Thomas, to deal in musical instruments,
sheet music, etc. Capital stock, $1,000.
THE liabilities of E. Coulon, manufact-
urer of the Coulon piano, Ottawa, 111., re-
ported to have made an assignment, are
placed at about $6,000. The assets are
stated to be about half this amount.
GUTHRIE & STANTON, organ dealers,
Shelbyville, Ind., announce that they will
erect a factory to manufacture organs.
A. B. JUDKINS, music trade dealer, Los
Angeles, Cal., reported to have placed on
record real estate mortgage for $3,000.
H. L. EDMUNDS, sheet music, etc., Free-
land, Pa., has sold out to Silas Woodring.
A. REDOWILL, music dealer, Phoenix,
Ariz., reported as having conveyed real
estate for $500.
HENRY T5. COFFIN, music dealer at Bath,
N. Y., has been succeeded by his son. E.
R. Coffin.
E. A. GROVES, musical merchandise,
Baraboo, Wis., has commenced business in
the Post Office Building.
L. BAKER, of Champaign,111.,writes
us as follows: I notice in REVIEW of
July 6, an item which is rather misleading,
regarding the Ozias & Riley Music Co.,
probably owing to its being connected
with Mr. Riley as jeweler.
The Riley Music Co. was bought by G.
L. Baker, a former partner of the music-
company, who takes the stock on hand, ac-
counts and contracts, and pays all claims.
The music business will be continued under
the name of Baker & Turnell.
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Matchless Instruments.
W
W. KIMBALL CO.'S factories, cor-
ner Twenty-sixth and Rockwell
streets, constitute, with their stupendous
operating equipment, the most extensive
plant in the world occupied in the manu-
facture of pianos and organs, and the only
plant of capacity, resources and appoint-
ments adequate to conducting those twin
industries with strict fidelity to the
minutest details of each along the entire
line of construction, from that of cases to
hat of actions, or the delicate and sensi-
tive parts. Of organs, it is enough to say,
that they have become the treasure of a
hundred thousand homes and schools and
churches, East, West, North and South,
with a rapidly increasing popularity in
every
State and section of our country.
C. M. LEASURE, of Faribault, Minn., con-
The
most
recent addition to the great plant
templates opening a music store in the
has
been
the completion of a mammoth
Opera House Building at Red Wing, Minn.
factory for the exclusive manufacture of
FARLEY S. TAYLOR, dealer, Elizabeth,
N. J., reported as having recorded chattel church or pipe organs of any requisite di-
mensions or of any measurable capacity, up
mortgage for $200.
to that of the greatest cathedral cr concert
JOHN BROWN, organ manufacturer, Wil- halls in the world.—Journal, Chicago.
mington, Del., will enlarge factory by
brick addition, 50x36 feet, four stories in
THE War Department, through the De-
height.
pot Quartermaster, Arch street, Philadel-
STEPS are being taken looking to the es- phia, Pa., has awarded to Wm. H. Horst-
tablishment of an organ factory at Colum- mann Co., of Philadelphia, contract for
bus, Ind.
seventy-five bugles, at $2.50 each; 250
trumpet cords and tassels, 45 cents each;
JOHN W. LOOSCHEN, manufacturer of
piano cases, etc., Paterson, N. J., iudg- 300 trumpets, at $3.24 each.
ment reported for $758.
BRANT & MAGNUSSON, music dealers, Du-
luth, Minn., have removed from 604 Su-
perior street to the Olson Block, Central
avenue, West Duluth.
The recent new scales and inventions
vS. T. AILMAN, sheet music, etc., at New-
in the Henry F. Hiller Pianos embody
the most scientific construction possi-
poit, R. I., has sold out to Miss L. Alder-
ble, based upon the latest discoveries
son.
in acoustics. Musicians find the tone-
quality and action-touch in these im-
THE Lawrence Organ Manufacturing
proved pianos unequalled. The case
designs, by professional artists, are
Co., Easton, Pa., have new factor)- build,
classically correct in form and decora-
ing completed, and are removing machin-
tion. We have exceptional facilities
for building piano cases from special
ery from old building on South Tenth
designs furnished by architects. Send
street, to new building, corner Fifteenth
for our New Illustrated Catalogue,
and so acquaint yourself with the pro-
and Elm streets. The new plant will
ductions that lead the piano market
shortly go into operation.
of to-day
ROBERT & HILLHOUSE, dealers, Kalama-
zoo, Mich., made an assignment on Jan.
12, and have closed out their business per-
manently.
Warerooms:
W. H. WOLF & Co., music trade dealers,
88 Boylston St., Boston, Hass.
Houston, Tex., are about selling out their
1428 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Penn.
business.
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Henry F. Miller
Pianos