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V O L . XXXIII. N o . 4 . Published Everj Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 3 East Fourteenth Street, New York, July 27,1901.
OUR SOUTHERN TRADE INCREASING.
[Special to The Review.]
Washington, D. C , July 22, 1901.
Exports from the United States to all
American countries and islands south of her
boundaries show a marked increase in the
fiscal year just ended and exceed those of
any other year in the history of our com-
merce. This statement, just announced by
the Treasury Bureau of Statistics, is espe-
cially interesting in view of the various ef-
forts being made for closer business, com-
mercial and transportation relations between
the United States and her neighbors at the
south.
New lines of steamers have recently been
put on between the Pacific coast of the United
States and the western coast of Mexico, Cen-
tral and South America; a recently pub-
lished statement indicates that great finan-
cial interests of the United States have ob-
tained control of the nearly completed trans-
continental line connecting Argentina with
Chile.
The establishment of additional direct
steamship lines between the eastern coast
of the United States and South American
ports is under discussion, and the opening
of an isthmian canal would give a straight
line of water communication from the east-
ern coast of the United States to the west-
ern coast of South America. All of these
movements in the direction of closer rela-
tions between the United States and her
neighbors on the south add interest to the
announcement that our exports to those
countries in 1901 are larger than those of
any preceding year.
The importance of satisfactory transpor-
tation facilities is illustrated by a study of
the growth of our export trade with the
countries at the south. Prior to the con-
struction of railway lines connecting Mex-
ico with the United States, our exports to
Mexico seldom reached $10,000,000; by
1896 they were $20,000,000; by 1899, $25,-
000,000; in 1900, $34,000,000, and in 1901,
$37,000,000 in round numbers. To the West
Indies, the transportation system is much
more satisfactory than to the South Ameri-
can countries, and to those islands our ex-
ports have grown from $34,000,000 in 1891
to $49,000,000 in 1901. To Central and South
America, with which steamship communi-
cation has not been satisfactory, the growth
has been less, the figures, as already indi-
cated, being in 1900 practically the same as
in 1890, while the figures for -1900 and 1901
show in each case a considerable increase.
This increase is especially notable in the
exports to the countries on the western coast
of South America reached by the recently
established lines connecting the western
coast of the United State* with that of South
and Central America, and which were put
into operation about the beginning of the
present calendar year. The figures of our
exports to South America show an increase
of nearly 100 per cent, to Peru in eleven
months ending with May, 1901, as compared
with the same period of the fiscal year 1900,
and nearly 100 per cent, to Chile in the
same time. Of the increase of $6,000,000
in exports to South America in 1901 as
compared with 1900, more than two thirds
is to the countries on the western coast.
The announcement that American capi-
tal has taken control of and will complete
the unfinished section of the Transconti-
nental Railway System of South America
connecting Chile and Argentina suggests
that there may follow a practical revival of
interest in the great project for a Pan-
American railway line to connect the North
and South American railway systems, ad-
vocated for many years by Mr. Hinton
Rowan Helper.
KIMBALL IN MUNC1E, 1ND.
[Special to The Review.]
Muncie, Ind., July 23, 1901.
The Kimball Piano company, of Chicago,
will establish a new store in this city, or
rather will continue the old place of business
on East Main street formerly managed by
W. J. Holt and E. E, Long. The new con-
cern will be under the management of Philip
Deterling, for several years a partner of
Frank Dennis in the Muncie Music com-
pany. Frank Rowe, an agent of the com-
pany, was in Muncie yesterday, consulting
Mr. Deterling. In addition to managing the
Kimball company's business, Mr. Deterling
intends to manufacture a new electric piano
invented by him and said to be a great suc-
cess. For the present he will continue to
be associated with Mr. Dennis, attending
to his new business interests in addition.
THAT LUDDEN & BATES LITIGATION.
The suit of Wm. Ludden, through his
agent Jaspersen N. Smith, against the Lud-
den & Bates Southern Music House which
came up last week before Judge Falligant,
in Savannah, Ga., has been adjourned until
the first week of August. The temporary
injunction restraining the defendants from
collecting money due on book accounts and
notes is continued.
$2.00 PER YEAR.
SINGLE COPIES, 10 CENTS
HUGHES & SON CO. INCORPORATE.
[Special to The Review.]
Augusta, Me., July 22, 1901.
The following company has filed a certifi
cate of incorporation at the office of the sec-
retary of State:
The Hughes & Son Co., organized at Fox-
croft, for the purpose of dealing in musical
merchandise properly sold from a music
store, with $30,000 capital stock, of which
$26,000 is paid in. The officers are: Presi-
dent, John F. Hughes, of Foxcroft; treas-
urer, Arthur E. Guth, of Bangor.
McARTHUR'S SPLENDID SHOWING.
[Special to The Review.!
Chattanooga, Tenn., July 22, 1901.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the McArthur & Sons Co., the well-known
dealers in pianos and organs, was held in
the general office, 722 Market street, this
city, Monday. The stockholders from At-
lanta, Knoxville and Chattanooga, were all
present either in person or by proxy.
The statement of the business for the past
year was read and proved satisfactory, and
at the meeting of the directors the usual
semi-annual dividend was ordered paid, leav-
ing a nice balance to go to the surplus ac-
count.
The members of the old board of directors
were unanimously re-elected, and they in
turn elected the following officers of the
company: F. E. McArthur, president and
general manager; J. H. Templeman, treas-
urer and manager of the Chattanooga de-
partment; W. R. McArthur, vice-president
and manager of Atlanta department; D. E.
McArthur, secretary and manager of Knox-
ville department.
The prospects for the coming year are very
bright, and from the present outlook it is
thought possible to sell at least $250,000
worth of musical instruments, as the sales
for last year came very close to $200,000.
WONDER INSTRUMENTS~ATTRACT.
Among the attractions in the piano ware-
rooms of Jos. Flanner during the Elks'carni-
val, in Milwaukee, Wis.,the early days of this
week, was a magnificent display of Wonder
band instruments made by C. G. Conn, of.
Elkhart, Ind. There were between forty
and fifty different instruments, and the value
must have exceeded $5,000, including some
very fine specimens of solo Bb cornets,
which were specially gotten up for the Pan-
American Exposition at Buffalo.
They
were the center of considerable interest to
visitors and many sales were made.