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KRETSCHHAR HAS HuH>tR
[Special to The Review.]
Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 27, 1903.
Business continues very big with the
Robert Kretschmar house. They have
just received 25 cases of goods last Satur-
day, on the Assyria, and there is a lot of
goods on the way. Mr. Kretschmar has
been in New York this week, and says he
found business in his line in that city ex-
cellent. He had gone over to buy some
music boxes and novelties, and said that
he could not find anything there, as the
market in that city is just as bare as in
Philadelphia. He has begun the handling
of the Hohner accordions, and has already
sold a great many of them. Also the Em-
press harmonicas, an entirely new line in
this city. William R. Gratz, of the Wil-
liam R. Gratz Company, was in Philadel-
phia this week, and took large orders for
brass instruments.
THE BEAU IDEAL STRINGS.
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
sured the goods are as represented. The firm's
Beau Ideal, Jr., strings for violin and guitar,
have been introduced to supply the demand
for an article which is above the average and
yet less in price than the original Beau Ideal.
It has all the essential qualities of the B. I.,
excepting the gut is not so carefully selected
as to color.
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RtTAlLER'S RIQ.iT QUESTIONED
In a Suit Brought by the Victor Co.—Privilege
Claimed of Fixing Prices of Goods Sold.
[Special to The Review.]
Cincinnati, O., Oct. 26, 1903.
This week Attorney William Little will
test the question whether a person can sell
goods for what price he pleases, without
DEINOlNCtD BY LABOR MEN.
regard to the wishes of the manufacturer.
In the case at bar the Victor Talking Ma-
Machinists' Union Blames Thos. A. Edison For
chine Company seeks to enjoin J. Salm &
Discharge of Members.
In an effort to gain aid and sympathy in Co. from selling apparatus made by it at
their strike against the Edison Phonograph a less price than $25. On the bottom of
Company the machinists have asked the the machine in question is a printed notice
Central Federated Union to send a letter that the device is not to be sold for less
to Thomas A. Edison, denouncing him for than the above named sum. The defense
says it can do as it pleases, and does not
his attitude toward trades unions.
A letter from Vernier Lodge, No. 350, of construe the notice as a contract. In most
the International Association of Machinists, cases of a similar character the Victor com-
pany has won.
was read Sunday. Part of it follows:
"Thomas A. Edison has finally and open-
THE VEGA MANDOLINS AND GUITARS.
ly declared himself an enemy to the labor
[Special to The Review.]
organizations; his bitterness has carried
Boston, Mass., Oct. 27, 1903.
After being before the trade for twenty him far enough to discharge every union
The Review found the Vega Co. very busy,
years, the Beau Ideal strings have lost not a man in his laboratory, and to go through
as usual, to-day. They are paying marked
jot or tittle of their high reputation. In the the Edison Storage Battery Company (a
attention to specialties of their manufacture,
first place, they are made from gut cultivated shop not implicated in the present strike)
such as new styles of the "Vega" mandolins
in the mild climate of Southern Russia, and and discharge every man who admitted be-
and guitars and the "Standard" cornet and
are held to be scientifically correct both in longing to the union."
trombone.
thickness and fibre; and therefore their beau-
Alfred Behrends, who has been making a
They are now pushing all these spe-
ty, perfection and purity of tone and extra-
Western trip for Jos. W. Stern & Co.'s cialties as vigorously as possible, and many
ordinary durability have, it is claimed, made small goods department, returned to New
of the leading professionals are using them to
them the favorites of artists. Besides the very York, Monday.
His sales exceeded all advantage and consequently speak well of
whitish gut is selected for Beau Ideal strings, previous records. David Behrends, the
them.
and not chemically bleached, as with many manager, will leave Monday for a fort-
R. L. Thomas, president of the Universal
ordinary strings; and being accompanied by night's run around the trade. The firm's
the guarantee of Wm. Tonk & Bro., Inc., the business has almost doubled that of a year Talking Machine Co., has been in Nova
Scotia enjoying a fortnight's vacation.
exclusive importers, the trade may rest as- asro.
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CHICAGO. 88 Wabash Avenue.
SAN FRANC (SCO, 125 Geary Street.
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WASHINGTON, 1212 F Street, N. W.
MILWAUKEE, 391 East Water Street.
DENVER, 1625 Lawrence Street.
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MEMPHIS, 802 Main Street.
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BUFFALO, 645 Main Street.
BOSTON, 164 Tremont Street.
DETROIT, 37 Grand River Avenue.
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