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V O L . XXVII. No. 15. Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 3 East Fourteenth Street, New York, Oct. 8,1898.
Commission at Quebec.
PIANO
MANUFACTURERS OF CANADA WANT
PRESENT RATES MAINTAINED.
[Special to The Review.]
Quebec, Oct. 4, 1898.
At the joint session of the International
Commission held this morning, the piano
manufacturers of Canada were heard
through several representatives.
The
present duties on pianos are the same as
the duties on bicycles—forty per cent, on
Canadian pianos going into the United
States and thirty per cent, on American
pianos sent into Canada. The Canadian
manufactures want the present rates main-
tained.
Extra Felts.
THE FELTS AND CLOTHS MADE BY TINGUE,
HOUSE & CO. ARE STEADILY ADVANCING
IN TRADE POPULARITY.
Since the collapse of the Dolge enter-
prise, the felt trade which formerly was
given to that concern has been somewhat
divided. There is one establishment, how-
ever, which is securing a steadily growing
patronage from the piano manufacturers
in both piano felts and cloths. We refer
to Tingue, House & Co., who have ware-
rooms at 56 Reade Street, and factories at
Glenville and Seymour, Conn.
During a conversation with Mr. House,
recently, he said: " It is extremely grati-
fying to me to know that our felt is finding
such favor with piano manufacturers. Re-
cently, a well-known member of the trade
placed with me a sample order. This has
been followed by a subsequent order which
testifies in the strongest possible terms to
the esteem with which he regards our pro-
duct. We, as you doubtless know, are the
only concern in this country who manufac-
ture all the felts and cloths used by piano
manufacturers."
During our rounds among manufactur-
ers we have learned that those who have
tried the hammer felts which Tingue,
House & Co. term their "extra felts," are
much pleased with them.
Tingue, House & Co. are an old-estab-
lished, reliable concern composed of busi-
ness men of character and intelligence and
it is but natural to expect, now that they
are reaching for larger trade among piano
manufacturers, that their product should
find substantial favor.
The Outlook in Venezuela.
CONSUL GOLDSCHMIDT SAYS SELF-PLAYING
ORGANS AND MUSIC BOXES WILL
FIND READY SALE.
The report of Consul Goldschmidt, at
La Guayra, to the State department, which
has just been published, is of unusual in-
terest. It is devoted principally to the
American sample warehouse established in
Caracas by the National Association of
Manufacturers and of which Rudolf Dolge
is general manager.
Great strides have been made in the or-
ganization of the work of this institution
and a great variety of wares, representing
some sixty industries of this country, are
on exhibition. The Consul devotes much
space to the exhibits and their location.
' ' Entering the central portion of the
building," says Consul Goldschmidt, " one
comes to the music room, which, with its
handsome exhibits made by Lyon & Healy,
Strich & Zeidler, Schubert Piano Company,
Estey Organ Company, as well as others,
gives a very good idea of the important
position which this branch of our industries
occupies. It is to be hoped that one of
the self-playing organ, as well as music
box, manufacturers of the United States
will add his exhibits at an early date, as
both of these articles should find a ready
sale here."
Consul Goldschmidt considers that the
sample warehouse as established in Caracas
is one of the most effective means of in-
troducing American goods into this market
that has ever been devised.
Regarding
the cost of exhibiting he says:
" An investment of $25 or $50 will secure
a space of 5 to 10 square feet, respectively,
sufficient for the average exhibit. Add to
this the freight and landing charges and a
small charge for installing the exhibit
(from $2.50 to $10, according to size and
weight of exhibit) and a slight rent for
show case or table, which are supplied by
the association if desired, and it may be
said that for the small sum of $50 to $75
a manufacturer has an opportunity of reach-
ing the buyers of Venezuela and has an
absolute guaranty that his interests will be
carefully guarded.
" T h e management assists manufactur-
ers in securing competent and reliable
agents for their respective goods, and in
every way tries to facilitate the building
up of trade."
$2.00 PF.R YEAR
SINGLE COPIES, 10 CENTS.
In concluding his report Consul Gold-
schmidt furnishes a list of articles, which,
from personal observation and information
received from numerous reliable sources,
he feels certain will find a good market in
Venezuela, if manufacturers are willing to
make a little effort in securing the trade.
He includes pianos, organs, small musical
instruments, sheet music and books, mu-
sical materials and musical publications.
Piano Dead-beat Arrested.
[Special to The Review.]
Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 3, 1898.
Detectives have arrested a man who is
said to make a business of stealing pianos.
A. M. Dell, alias J. L. Gordon, alias A. M.
Carroll, alias A. G. Warner, are the names
under which the man has gone. Dell, it is
said, rented a piano in Omaha some time
ago, shipped it here and sold it to a Newton,
Kan., woman. It was finally replevined by
the Omaha firm. Dell avers that he is a
street railway employee of Bloomington, 111.
The police believe, however, that he has
been in the penitentiary before for the
same offense, and that he will be taken to
Omaha to stand trial. He is said to be
wanted in St. Joseph, Chicago and many
other cities.
. A. C. Mueller, of Schmoller & Mueller,
Omaha, one of the firms victimized, is to
be congratulated on the excellent work
accomplished in following up this dead-
beat and having him arrested. Although
the man has been plying his nefarious
trade of swindling piano dealers for many
years past, little effort was made to capture
him and ensure his receiving his just
deserts.
A New Chicago Retail Firm.
A new retail firm has made its appear-
ance in Chicago, bearing the name of Nel-
son & Reardon, who have opened up ware-
rooms in the Trude Building, corner of
Wabash Avenue and Randolph Street.
Both members of the firm are practical,
Mr. Nelson having been c< >nnected for many
years with the Mason & Mamlin and Ste-
ger concerns, while Mi\ Reardon was
manager of the New England Piano Co. 's
Chicago branch for six years.
Fred A. Dunlap, piano action maker and
prominent in politics and musical circles,
died suddenly at his home in Cambridge,
Mass., Sunday last, aged forty-six years.