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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
The voluble salesman replied,
"Four hundred and fifty and your pair
of horses."
The old chap never winced; he pulled
out a large, plethoric wallet and remarked,
"I'll go you, ' and counted out a roll of
bills to the amount of $450 and handed
them to the semi-paralyzed salesman.
"Now," he said, "the horses are outside,
and you can have them when you send the
piano."
Did the dealer then tell the confiding
farmer the real value of his piano and re-
fund his money which he had obtained
through the other's ignorance?
No, money and horses were but an in-
centive to build vulgar tales anent the old
farmer's guilelessness.
Right then and there was another rob-
bery committed under the guise of honest
merchandising. Such methods in contrast
with those adopted by the highwayman
make the latter's vocation one of playful
innocence. This piano man flaunted on
his sign a well-known name and on his win-
dows were emblazoned names which were
known to piano purchasers generations
ago when the industry was in its infancy.
In the course of time all things become
adjusted, and unless these Judases of the
trade will reform their methods it is easy
to see in the end the absolute supremacy
of the catalogue man in particular sections
of the country.
environment is a legitimate enterprise, but
when connected with the functionary pow-
ers of a journal is sadly out of place. We
have always held to the purely journalistic
theory, believing that successful journal-
ism can only be maintained upon the basis
of divorcement from deals and intrigue,
and upon the broad ground of indepen-
dence and impartiality to all. "That stren-
uous life" in connection with piano broker-
age may be infinitely more remunerative
than the profession of trade journalism,
but still there are other things in this world
which one feels desirous of possessing be-
sides dollars.
9
flartin Moving.
The Martin Piano Co., Rochester, N. Y.,.
moves this week into new quarters. The
increased demand for the Martin pianos
has made this move imperative.
The new factory is five stories in height
and has a capacity of 100 pianos per week.
Pianos For Indians.
By means of music Uncle Sam will try
to induce the Indians of Minnesota to aban-
don their war dances and other barbarian
ceremonies, including the beating of the
torn torn. Pianos are to be put into the
schools on all of the reservations, teachers
are to be employed and the work of educat-
ing the Indians to a higher plane of music
than they have heretofore been accustomed
to will be begun.
LSEWH ERE will be found the decision
in the case of the Jesse French Piano
Taylor Goes to Steinert.
and Organ Co. against the city of Dallas by
[Special to The Review.!
the Court of Civil Appeals, at San Antonio,
Bridgeport, Conn., March 6, 1901.
last Wednesday, in favor of the city of
Albert H. Taylor, for the past eighteen
Dallas. This ruling is of great importance years manager of the Treat & Shepard Co.
in this city, went to Springfield, Mass., to-
to all cities in Texas.
In this case the notes held by the com- day to assume the management of M.
pany on sales in Texas were assessed by Steinert & Son's piano warerooms in that.
place. Mr. Taylor is ,one of the best
the city of Dallas for taxation. The Jesse known business men in this city and for
French Company held that these notes years has been an important factor in the
were taxable at the headquarters of their industrial life of the city. During his con-
company and not at their general offices in nection with the Treat & Shepard Co. he
has sold over 3,000 Mathushek pianos, and
Texas.
the books to-day show that he has done a
The effect of this decision will be to
business of $93,000 for the firm. That the
make the promissory notes held by all company was very loath to lose him goes
corporations having headquarters in Dallas without saying, but the opportunity of-
and doing business in Texas taxable even fered was so advantageous that he believed
though the corporations are domiciled in himself justified in making a change.
Mr. Taylor was always an enthusiastic
other States.
supporter of worthy musical enterprises,
A Suspicious Trunk.
and the loss of his influence will be severe-
[Special to The Review.]
ly felt in musical services. His wife is
Buffalo, N. Y., March 6, 1901.
favorably known as a church organist and
Considerable excitement was created at composer, and his son, A. H. Taylor, Jr.,
the Central station here upon the arrival displays striking talent as a 'cello soloist.
of a trunk which was wrapped with several Mr. Taylor's family will not go to Spring-
hundred yards of white ribbons. To it field for the present, but will eventually
was attached a large card, which bore the remove there.
following inscription:
THE BROKERAGE STATUS.
COME members of the trade have se-
verely criticised a certain editor, with
vaudeville proclivities, for having en-
gaged in what we may term the piano
brokerage business. In other words, in
negotiating deals by which enterprises are
disposed of and agencies placed for cer-
tain pianos.
A business of this nature is perfectly
MARRIED.
legitimate when confined to its proper
P U T M E O F F AT BUFFALO.
sphere. A man has an undisputed right
to engage in any enterprise so long as it
Later on an athletic young man, strongly
does not conflict with the laws of the coun- resembling George G. Foster, identified
try.
the baggage. When he saw its decorations
In the performance of his duties an ed- he flung up both hands and gave hasty
itor becomes the custodian of certain sec- orders about its delivery, and after giving
rets, and to use the knowledge gained the porter a generous tip, quickly disap-
peared in the crowd. It is believed that
under a professional guise* to the point of
the distinctive features of decorative work
ousting a certain manufacturer's wares were removed before the trunk reached the
who also may be a patron, and replace Iroquois.
them by another who pays well for the in-
A Chase Announcement.
fluence, is a flagrant violation of journal-
The Chase-Hackley Piano Co., Muske-
ism and places the manipulator upon a gon,
Mich., have a very clean cut an-
most venal basis.
nouncement upon a neighboring page
The same concern for whom he engin- which defines the continuous use of the
Chase name by them since 1863. By this
eered the deal will be betrayed upon the announcement the Chase Co. show clearly
payment of a larger sum by another com- that the old Chase concern was the pioneer
piano manufacturing house of the West,
petitor.
and that the original Chase scales are a
We repeat, piano brokerage with proper part of their heritage.
Gave a Knabe Piano.
[Special to The Review.l
Kansas City, Mo., March 6, 1901.
W. N. Robinson, manager of the Ora-
torio Society's musical festival, which will
be given in Convention Hall May 15 and
16, is meeting with success in gathering
prizes to be offered during the contest.
J. W. Jenkins' Sons, music dealers, have
contributed a magnificent Knabe piano as
one of the prizes. Another music house
in Kansas City has promised to give a
choral organ. Besides the organ and the
piano the Oratorio Society will offer five
money prizes. Three of these prizes have
already been contributed, and Mr. Robin-
son has been promised another and expects
to get it in a few days.
Organ for German Emperor.
[Special to The Review.]
Worcester, Mass., March 6, 1901.
The Vocalion Organ Co. of Worcester is
building a splendid vocalion organ, which
is supposed to be for Emperor William of
Germany.