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tHE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
While at first this may seem somewhat PERSISTENCY OF TRUST RUMORS
is interesting to
The work of the
of a novel venture, yet, when analyzed, it
press agent-^Fake re-
note that in other
possesses many points of merit. Austria
ports made to influ-
ence—Piano t r u s t
lines
of trade there are
has now .1 floating exposition well under
schemer getting wor-
ried as the fat com-
trust rumors which are
way. Manufacturers pay for the space their
missions fade from
view.
circulated with the same
goods will occupy, on the ship and allow a
EDWARD LYMAN BILL,
commission to the directors on all orders persistency, containing about the same per-
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
J. B. S P I L L A N E , MANAGING EDITOR.
received. The exposition will come to New centage of truth, served up with about the
THOS. CAMPBELL-COPELAND
WALDO E. LADD
York first, thence to San Francisco, and same quantity of sensationalism, that has
Executive Staff:
GEO.
W. QUERIPEL
A. J. NICKLIN
then on to large cities in the far away Orient. been noticeable in piano circles during the
Some American piano manufacturers have past two months. Articles with scare heads
Published Every Saturday it 3 East 14th Street, New York.
SUBSCRIPTION (including postage), United States, Mexico
been approached with the object of interest- have been published in New York recently
and Canada, $2.00 per year; all other countries, $4.00.
ADVERTISEnENTS, $2.00 per inch, single column, per
insertion. On quarterly or yearly contracts a special discount
ing them to the extent of taking space for concerning the formation of a giant umbrella
is allowed. Advertising Pages $JO.OO, opposite reading matter,
$75.00.
their pianos on the proposed floating ex- trust, controlling not only the trade of this
REfllTTANCES, in other than currency form, should be
made payable to Edward Lyman Bill.
position. If the enterprise be honestly and country but also that of Great Britain. A
Entered at the New York Post Office as Second Class Matter
capably managed it should result in a con- concern was organized with several millions
NEW YORK, JULY 13, 1901.
siderable increase of trade for the American capital and this was heralded in the press,
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manufacturers who participate in it. Aus- but, despite all the newspaper reports that
THE
On the first Saturday of each
ARTISTS'
month The Review contains in its
tria has set the pace, and it is worth while the corporation had obtained options on the
DEPARTMENT " Artists' Department" all the cur-
rent musical news. This is effected
for our own manufacturers to take note of largest plants both in this country and Eu-
without in anv way trespassing on the size or ser-
all these movements of their rivals. Our rope, not one of the principal manufacturers
vice of the trade section of the paper. It has a
special circulation, and therefore augments mater-
European competitors are in the race in in this city knew anything about it, other
ially the value of The Review to advertisers.
earnest, and they will leave no stone un- than what they had seen in the daily papers.
DIRECTORY OF
The directory of piano manu-
PIANO
MANUFACTURERS f a c t u T i n g firms and corporations
turned to strengthen their position wherever One man remarked: "We consider that
found on page 18 wrll be of great
there is a great deal of promoter gas about
value as a reference for dealers and others.
it is possible.
the
whole proposed combine, and we have
DIRECTORY OF
A directory of all advertisers
The American manufacturers at first are
ADVERTISERS
i n The Review will be found on
been unable to find out that any of the
prone to view a matter of this kind as a big
page 5.
prominent houses would really go into an-
junketing trip, but is it not, after all, a
other trust.
shrewd, intelligent business scheme for the
EDITORIAL
"The memory of the umbrella trust of a
expansion of export business? Our own in-
few
years ago is too fresh in their minds.
dustry is concerned in all of these moves,
THE EDUCATIONAL POWER OF
and it would not be a poor business invest- The old combination was responsible for the
EXPOSITIONS.
very serious conditions which prevailed in
I T cannot be denied ment for some piano manufacturers to com-
Great factors in our
the umbrella industry, nearly ruining a num-
industrial g r o w t h —
but that American bine and send a representative out on the ber of firms, and broke itself as well."
Will the award system
expositions have been first floating American exposition to foreign
be a b a n d o n e d ? — A
Regarding the piano trust rumors, the reg-
floating exposition—
powerful
contributory shores.
Piano manufacturers
may participate.
It would certainly be a good advertisement' ular weekly menu has been changed some-
factors to the marvelous
what, but it is said the promoter's face
increase in our foreign trade. The Cen- for the piano industry, and if we are pre-
has grown haggard and drawn—a condition
tennial Exposition in 1876 accomplished pared to build instruments such as the for-
not wholly due to the warm weather of the
great good in its way, but the Chicago Ex- eign purchasers desire, why then the ex-
past two weeks. He is getting exceeding-
position of 1893 gave, perhaps, a greater position would, no doubt, be instrumental
ly weary as the fat commissions fade steadily
impetus to our export business than any in securing large orders abroad. The con-
from his enamored view. The bluff and
other single factor during the past quarter sensus of opinion of those who have given
buncombe behind this move is pretty thor-
of a century. The Exposition at Buffalo, the possible future of the American piano in
oughly appreciated by piano manufacturers,
too, will accomplish desired results along Europe careful study is to the effect that
but we understand there are only two or
we must build pianos specially for that trade
these same lines.
three men who have even given the matter
As we have previously stated, the expo- —that is, if we desire to secure it in goodly serious consideration. In the meanwhile, the
sitions of to-day would be more illustra- slices.
promoter rants in his publication about hav-
tive of the present condition of the man- That has been the belief of The Review ing seventy-five millions at his command,
ufacturing interests of this country if the all along. The time is coming, not far dis- but we have not learned of his putting up
award system were wholly abandoned. We tant, when we will take up the subject of any of that when he desires to secure an
have outgrown that system, and, from the pianos for export in a more serious way than option on a plant. That section of the trade
better grade of manufacturers themselves we have in the past.
press which is warmly supporting him in his
One deterring influence has been the
in all lines comes an, expressed wish that
move to crush two-thirds of the industry
no awards or official recognition of exhibits richness of our home market compared with still continue their accustomed publicity of
others.
The lucrative trade at our own
be given.
doors is more preferable than an uncertain this man and his methods in their columns.
One of the latest exposition schemes is
trade thousands of miles away. But we are
A CALL TO CEASE FIGHTING.
that originated by the chief of the Bureau moving on to world-wide conquests in every-
I T is a remarkably fine
The abuse of com-
of Statistics of the Treasury Department, thing, and why not in pianos? The Amer-
petitors' wares —A de-
line of distinction
who desires to secure an old naval vessel, ican organs are the standard of the world
sire on the part of
piano merchants to
which
some men draw
and, with the co-operation of American man- and in all countries there is no good and
remove that element
between "business ex-
entirely—The work of
ufacturers, send out this ship loaded with valid reason why the American piano should
dealers' organizations.
aggeration" and down-
samples, which would move from port to not move well up to the point occupied by
its sister product.
right misrepresentation. Perhaps it is easy
port in distant countries.
TWENTY-SECOND YEAR.