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MILLER CO.'S REORGANIZATION.
SPECIAL RATES FOR DEALERS.
The Merchants' Association Getting All the Rail-
roads in Line For the Spring Buying Sea-
son.
This Old Time House Will Make Pianos as Well as
Organs—Capitalized at $100,000.
The Merchants' Association of New
York has announced that the Trunk Line
and Central Passenger Association have
granted its applications for reduced rates
for the spring buying season. The special
fares will be in effect from the territory of
the Central Passenger Association on Feb-
ruary 27 to March ist, inclusive, and March
19-22, inclusive, with a return limit of 15
days. The reduced rate will, as usual, be
one and one-third for the round trip, tickets
to be sold on the certificate plan.
The" Trunk Line Association territory ex-
tends from the New York, New England
border west to Buffalo, N. Y., Pittsburgh
and Erie, Pa., Wheeling and Parkersburg,
W. Va., south to the Potomac river and the
line of the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad.
The Central Passenger Association has
jurisdiction over the railroads in the terri-
tory west from the points named to the
Mississippi river, including the cities of
Chicago, St. Louis and Louisville, south to
the Ohio river.
The request for concessions from the
Southwestern Excursion Bureau, roughly
described as the State of Texas, Indian and
Oklahoma Territories and the State of Mis-
souri south of the Missouri river, is still
pending, the organization named not hav-
ing been able to take action thereon until
the Eastern and Western roads had agreed
to concur in rates to New York. Efforts
are now being made to have the General
Passenger Agents of the Southwestern
Bureau take an early vote on the proposi-
tion.
Lebanon, Pa., Dec. 14, 1903.
The new corporation which has pur-
chasd the Miller Organ Co.'s interests will
be known as the Miller Piano & Organ Co.
The members are A. H. Miller, his sons G.
L. and Ray Miller and J. C. Borgner, his
son-in-law. The corporation is a close
one, and the capital stock consists of $100,-
000. It is intended to enlarge the factories
and modernize the equipment in every re-,
spect so as to cater in a thoroughly up-to-
date way to the demands of the trade for
pianos as well as organs. The Miller or-
gans which have been on the market for
the past thirty years have won an excellent
reputation. With the introduction in this
institution of new blood, there is no reason
why both the Miller organs and pianos
should not win a much larger appreciation
than ever before.
[Special to The Review.]
HADDORF CO. SUE THOMPSON PIANO CO.
[Special to The Review.]
Arkansas City, Ark., Dec. 14, 1903.
A suit has been filed in the District
Court here by the Haddorf Piano Co.
against C. G., G. W., F. L. and S. H.
Thompson, who recently conducted a store
in this city under the name of the Thomp-
son Piano Co. to recover the sum of $11,-
140.43 claimed to be money due on account.
This is the third suit filed by the Haddorf
Co. against the Thompsons, the previous
ones being for $3,500 and $1,000. It is
some six months since the Thompson Co.
relinquished their store here after which
they opened up in Oklahoma City, which
establishment was also recently closed.
OFFERS PRIZE OF TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS.
Andrew J. Spiech & Co., of Syracuse,
N. Y., is offering a cash prize of $25 to the
employe selling the largest number of
pianos during the month of December. An
extra $25 will be given the salesman or
salesmen who sell fifteen or more new
pianos during this period.
BRINGS SUIT FOR $25,000.
Suit has been entered by Chas. F. Dick-
inson against the Metropolitan Music Co.
of Minneapolis, Minn. $25,000 damages is
demanded for alleged libelous statements
made concerning him.
NEW BUILDING FOR CHASE & BAKER.
Dec. 19,1903.
SINGLE COPIES 10 CENTS.
$2.00 PER YEAR.
AN APPEAL TO DEALERS.
Philip Werlein Asks Co-Operation and Financial
Support For Freight Committee in Order to
Bring About Desired Reforms.
Philip Werlein, chairman of the freight
buieau of the National Association of
Piano Dealers has sent out a letter to the
trade setting forth the work which has
been accomplished by the freight commit-
tee. He points out that whatever was
achieved in the past was due largely to the
various members of the committee, who
worked without recompense of any kind,
and who paid their own traveling expenses
in every instance where they attended the
various committee meetings. He says,
further:
"While this was the very necessary and
proper thing for the members of this com-
mittee to do in order to get the thing
started, it is asking too much to ask them
to continue that course, therefore, the ser-
vice of Thomas C. Moore was secured, the
manufacturers paying him a fixed compen-
sation, while the dealers pay about what
they choose.
"The freight bureau has asked for sub-
scriptions of $5 from each of the members
of the Association. That is a very small
amount to be requested, and we think that
in the case of houses that can afford to pay
more than that, they should do so. The
large house naturally has profited a great
deal more than the small one in the bene-
fits that this committee has secured.
"Never before has there been any agita-
tion in the matter of reducing the classi-
fication on pianos and other musical instru-
ments, and the result of this agitation, if
nothing else has been secured, has been to
prevent the rates from being raised, which
has been done in most industries.
"Your freight bureau must have your
financial co-operation, as the cost of these
trips to various committee meetings, the
cost of putting out literature, etc., is too
heavy for the individuals that compose it
to outlay themselves.
"We ask you to take this matter up, and
forward us subscription at your earliest
opportunity, and we hope to be able not
only to show results in the Western terri-
tory, but in every other territory, before
next convention time. Please send sub-
scriptions to Geo. E. Bradnack, Middle-
town, N. Y."
The Chase & Baker Co., of Buffalo, have
acquired ground adjoining their present
factory which will give them a space avail-
able for the erection of a building 163x341
feet. Building operations will be com-
menced early in the spring. For some
HAWLEY SUES RAILROAD.
time the Chase & Baker Co. have felt the
need of more room. The demand for their
W. G. Hawley, a salesman with the
players has steadily grown and has now Sanders & Stayman Co., of Washington,
assumed such large proportions that the D. C, had brought suit for damages
resources of their factory have been taxed against the local railroad companies for
to the utmost both day and night to sat- $50,000. He was injured several months
isfy demands.
ago by one of the company's cars.