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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
A RUN AROUND HARLEH.
Myron A. Decker, of Decker & Son, re-
turned from his country home on Saturday.
Frank C. Decker, his son and partner, who
was suddenly stricken with appendicitis
last week, left for Saratoga Springs on
Monday. His physicians found that the
usual operation was unnecessary at this
time, but several weeks will probably elapse
before he is able to resume his active work
at the Decker factory. Myron A. Decker
has benefited much by his rest in the
mountains. He declares himself well pre-
pared to carry on an active business fall
campaign.
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Latest reports from the headquarters of
the Milton Piano Co. show that the praise-
worthy enterprise of this firm in making
more and more widely known the merits
of their products is meeting with proper
reward. The output is large and the num-
ber of agencies is rapidly increasing.
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Henry Lindeman, of Henry Lindeman
& Son, 159 East 128th street, reports that
his business for August far exceeded his
expectations. The outlook for the fall is
excellent.
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Newby & Evans, in preparing for the
fall, have introduced two new and special
styles in uprights. They are of the opin-
ion—and quite rightly—that dealers have
something to gain by making inquiries con-
cerning these new styles. The Newby &
Evans piano is always a well-made, good-
looking instrument, of exceedingly satisfac-
tory tone quality, sure to please purchasers
who look for and appreciate reliability. It
is an instrument that never fails to do credit
to those who handle it.
John D. Evans starts next week on a
short Eastern tour.
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Robert Proddow, of the Estey Piano Co.,
is out of town enjoying a brief vacation.
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Peter Duffy, president of the Schubert
Co., who recently returned from Thousand
Islands, has gained much in health and
strength from his visit. He is now inau-
gurating a vigorous fall campaign. The
Schubert piano of 1900-1901 should be in-
quired after by enterprising dealers. Mr.
Duffy is a good man for live agents to
keep in touch with nowadays. He can
help them to make money—and friends.
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Paul Zeidler, of Strich & Zeidler, started
on Wednesday for a brief vacation. He is
sojourning at Far Rockaway.
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Dusinberre & Co. have four styles in up-
rights ready for the fall trade. They are
all good sellers and prestige-winners.
They will be glad to hear from their friends
—and the friends of their friends—con-
cerning these new products. Mr. Dusin-
berre has made several successful short
trips recently.
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Charles Spanier, Behning representative,
started on a two weeks' Eastern trip on
Wednesday.
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George Bothner reports satisfactory bus-
iness in both branches. The molding
branch is much appreciated by manufac-
turers.
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William Strich, of Strich & Zeidler, re-
turned on Friday last from a three weeks'
tour in the firm interests. He visited New
York, Pennsylvania and Ohio, and estab-
lished several desirable new agencies. Or-
ders were given freely for the new Strich
& Zeidler style K. Mr. Strich met with a
gratifying reception at all points. He was
much pleased to learn that the firm's case-
designs meet with general approval.
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Jacob Doll shipped three "Pompadour"
grands this week to Newark.
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Frank T. Metze is now traveling in the
West for Luigi Ricca, in advocacy of the
Ricca piano.
fir. Van Wickle Honored.
The one hundredth anniversary of the
establishment of the seat of government
in the District of Columbia, will be form-
ally celebrated in Washington on the
twelfth o.f next December. Commissioner
McFarland, who has had the matter in
charge, announced this week the appoint-
ment of the chairmen and vice-chairmen
of the sub-committees of the citizens com-
mittee which will have charge of the local
features of the celebration. Among them
we notice the name of W. P. Van Wickle,
the Bradbury representative in the Capital
city, who has been selected as chairman of
the committee on medals and badges.
In addition to this important role, Mr.
Van Wickle is also assistant secretary of
the citizens committee, and in this connec-
tion he has very courteously extended to
the committee the use of the spacious of-
fice rooms in the Bradbury Piano Build-
ing, 1225 Pennsylvania avenue. During
the absence of Commissioner McFarland,
who is spending a short vacation at Atlan-
tic City, Mr. Van Wickle will be in charge
of the office.
Mr. Van Wickle has long played an im-
portant role in the great celebrations held
in Washington, and his selection as chair-
man of one of the committees is a recogni-
tion of the many services rendered his
home city that is pleasing to all who know
and esteem that popular member of the
trade.
Moller's Great Trade.
The Moller organ factory of Hagers-
town, Md., will be enlarged and the num-
ber of employees increased from seventy-
five to one hundred and twenty-five. Mr.
Moller states that the present year has been
the busiest since he went into the business
of manufacturing organs, in 1880. The
factory now has orders on hand for twenty-
seven large pipe organs, while the reed de-
partment is taxed to its utmost capacity.
The Moller factory stands third in the list
of large organ works in the country.
" The Calenberg piano is a winner! " So
said a dealer from Indiana one day this
week in the Calenberg warerooms. A visit
to the factory will easily convince any one
that the man from the Hoosier State was
right.
Let Kansas Buy Pianos.
A trade bulletin shows that during the
past year Kansas has bought more pianos
in proportion to population than some
Eastern States.
On which an Eastern newspaper ex-
presses the opinion that the publication
will deter emigration from Kansas, says
the. Chicago Chronicle.
Not so.
Call an illustrious American to the wit-
ness stand. In his every fibre Ralph
Waldo Emerson was a true, a typical and
a prophetic American.
He wrote when the piano was rarer and
costlier than now, when transportation
was slower and population less dense to
the acre.
Emerson wrote: "It is wonderful how
soon a piano gets into a log hut on the
frontier. You would think they found it
under a pine stump. With it comes a
Latin grammar, and one of those tow-
head boys has written a hymn on Sunday.
Now let colleges, now let senates take
heed! For here is one who, opening these
fine tastes on the basis of the pioneer's iron
constitution, will gather all their laurels in
his strong hands."
Let Kansas buy pianos and play them,
and let the first tune learned and the heart-
iest sung be the "Star-Spangled Banner."
After that, " Home, Sweet Home," for
these two are most characteristic of all
American nrnsic, the one glorifying the
republic and the other confessing a sweet-
ness and tenderness of family devotion
nowhere on earth deeper than in the homes
of the American pioneers.
The sentiments that combine in these
two piano pieces are the most precious to
Americans and they should be assiduously
cultivated.
"The farmers are the founders of civ-
ilization, " said Daniel Webster. The piano
is its first luxury.
Tickling the earth with a hoe was once
amply rewarded if it " laughed with the
harvest." In our western states and terri-
tories the man with the hoe has been doubly
rewarded. The earth has laughed for his
hoe with pianos as well as with harvests.
For it is doubly blessed to be a man with
a hoe and be a free man.
Under our flag all men, women and chil-
dren should be free, free to get pianos as
soon as they can, and in freedom, equality
and happiness to sing " The Star Spangled
Banner " and "Home, Sweet Home," as
these American airs are played upon the
piano.
More pianos to Kansas and to every other
state and territory in the Union!
"The Packard Poems for Children of
All Ages," is the title of a series of poems
to be issued monthly by the Packard Co.,
which can be procured from any piano
dealer who sells Packard pianos. The
first, which has just come to hand, is enti-
tled "White Keys and Black." This ini-
tial effort is daintily humorous and in every
way creditable. If the others to follow are
as good, we .predict quite a demand for the
Packard poems.