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center of commerce as if "New York" were writ-
ten in the sky.
Further on, in the next panel, we enter the
great water highway, the Hudson, with its Palis-
ades on the left, beneath which are sheltered
lazy-going schooners, wing and wing; the shad
fishermen are out at work in their long boats
drawing the seine; a river steamer with huge
paddle wheels and triple decks hastens by, bring-
ing her quota of produce and passsengers from
the north, with small boats also plying their
trade.
Over the rear support we have a view of Al-
bany, the capital of the State, with the capitol
on the hill at sunset, overlooking the busy town
and docks below. Resting at dock on the peace-
ful Hudson is another river steamer, getting
ready to depart for her journey down the river.
To continue our way by water through the
State we must now enter that system of arti-
ficial waterways built along- the beautiful Mo-
hawk River, from which it takes its supply of
water, the Erie canal," .and travel by barge or
ENLARGED VIEW OF BUFFALO HARBOR.
motor launch through Troy and on to Cohoes,
which is depicted in the next picture, where
man's work is shown in overcoming the difficul-
ties of Nature. Here are sixteen locks in the
canal to enable us to float as high as Cohoes
Falls, and then on to the picturesque valley of
the Mohawk.
In the next picture we have a view at Little
Falls, an incident on the great commercial artery
of the State. To the right of the picture and
looking east is the West Shore Railroad, below
it the Erie canal. In the center flows the Mo-
hawk, dotted with islands and rocky shores. On
the left runs the New York Central Railroad,
and above that again the Dolgeville Railroad,
forming at this point five parallel lines of com-
munication with the business centers of New
York, Albany and Buffalo. The latter city we
pass through in the next picture, and follow the
Erie canal to its exit in Buffalo Harbor, with the
light house, light vessels and buildings, also the
life-saving station on the Government dock, past
which we journey into one of our great inland
seas, Lake Erie.
On the piano top, as a fitting and grand finale,
a r e have a large picture, covering the whole top,
.•epresenting the American Falls at Niagara, as
seen from Goat Island, in its mighty rush and
roar. As with never-ending power comes the
mighty torrent over the barrier Nature has made,
it rolls and tumbles, going straight down to the
rocks below and on through the gorge it has
hewn out for itself. Seething and whirling it
goes on and on to Lake Ontario, and the sea.
The beautiful iridescent play of light on spray
and falling torrent, the glorious struggle for the
freedom of these mighty waters and their final
peace exemplifies the overcoming of all obstacles
and symbolizes the history of our country and
our State.
The inside of the piano and underneath the
fallboard is gilded and toned down in color. Un-
derneath the front half of the top is painted the
coat of arms of the State of New York and its
motto, for us all to follow, "Excelsior."
It is said that Geo. D. Turner, who was for-
merly superintendent of the Wickham, Chapman
Piano Plate Co., of Springfield, Ohio, will manu-
facture piano plates in the shops of the Superior
Foundry, Cleveland, Ohio.
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OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS.
OEORQE GRASS RETURNS HOME.
Pianos and Other Musical Instruments Shipped
Abroad for the Week Just Ended.
Finds no Substantial Reason For Any Depres-
sion—Country is in a Healthy Condition—
Receives Many Orders For Stecks.
(Special to The Review.)
Washington, D. C, June 14, 1904.
The following is a list of the exports of
musical instruments and kindred lines from the
port of New York for the week just ended:
Amsterdam—2 pkgs. organ material, $162.
Berlin—33 pkgs. talking machines and mate-
rial, $2,906.
Callao—5 pkgs. talking machines and material,
$441.
Colon—3 pkgs. talking machines and mate-
rial, $128.
Cadiz—1 pkg. piano players, $420.
Hamilton—2 pkgs. pianos, $246.
Havana—9 pkgs. talking machines and mate-
rial, $303; 1 pkg. pianos, $125.
Hongkong—22 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $819.
Havre—24 pkgs. talking machines and mate-
rial, $510.
London—15 pkgs. talking machines and mate-
rial, $2,400; 128 pkgs. talking machines and
material, $3,120; 14 pkgs. pianos, $1,690; 30
pkgs. piano players, $7,350; 11 pkgs. music,
$3,740.
Liverpool—12 pkgs. organs and material,
$1,060; 3 pkgs. pianos, $695; 2 pkgs. organs and
material, $140.
Leeds—1 pkg. piano keys, $130.
Malta—2 pkgs. organs and material, $500.
Rotterdam—1 pkg. pianos, $300.
Rio de Janeiro—7 pkgs. talking machines and
material, $331; 15 pkgs. pianos and material,
$2,208.
St. Petersburg—19 pkgs. talking machines
and material, $1,133.
Tampico—2 pkgs. organs and material, $160.
Trinidad—3 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $115.
Valparaiso—14 pkgs. talking machines and
material, $531; 1 pkg. music, $105.
Warsaw—2 pkgs. organs and material, $251.
Yokohama—54 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $4,333.
Zurich—2 pkgs. music, $368.
OUR EXPORTS TO CANADA GROWING.
(Special to The Review.)
Washington, D. C, June 16, 1904.
Exports from the United States to Canada will
be larger in the fiscal year about to end than
in any preceding year. Reports just prepared
by the Department of Commerce and Labor,
through its Bureau of Statistics, show for the
ten months for which figures are already re-
ceived total exports to Canada amounting to 104
million dollars, against 98 millions in the corre-
sponding months of 1903 and 89 millions in the
same months of 1902. Going back to 1897, the
year in which the Canadian reduction in tariff
on imports from the United Kingdom went into
effect, the figures of our exports to Canada dur-
ing the ten months ending with April, 1897, are
$51,903,579, or but one-half those of the ten
months ending with April, 1904.
Of imports into the United States from Can-
ada the total for 1874 was, in round terms, 34
million dollars; in 1884, 38 millions; in 1894, 31
millions, and in 1904 will be about 48 millions.
ERHARDT COMPANY INCORPORATED.
The Erhardt Piano Mfg. Co., of New York
City, was incorporated this week, with the Sec-
retary of the State, at Albany, N. Y., with a capi-
tal stock of $1,000. Directors: Wm. Bjur, W. B.
Craighead and Louis Goldman, all of New York.
George Grass, who has just made a very long
and important trip in the interest of Geo. Steck
& Co., returned early in the week. He went
from the Atlantic to the Pacific and back to the
Atlantic, touching the most northern and the
most southern points.
This was accomplished in exactly ninety days
and while business in all parts of the country
seems badly affected, Mr. Grass got his share
of what there was to be had.
Viewing the situation from every side (which
means in the case of Mr. Grass a man thoroughly
in touch with every detail of the piano trade)
Mr. Grass says that it is not possible to see why
there should be any cause for the present condi-
tion, as the country is in the height of such pros-
perity as few countries in the world can boast.
He considers it almost unreasonable that any so-
called financial stringency should exist. He
finds that people are not talking politics in the
West so much as they are further East, and the
further East he came the more energetic grew
the discussions.
When it came to talking of the Steck piano in
the different sections of the country there was
but. one story to tell, and that was that the "old
reliable" holds its own and keeps the record up
to the standard where it has been for so many
years. As actions are always more important
than words, the fact that Mr. Grass received lib-
eral orders everywhere proves that there is a
material benefit in the standing of the Steck
piano. Mr. Grass will remain in and around
New York during the summer, as there will be
enough to keep him busy for some time in the
accumulated matters which require his atten-
tion.
GETTING THEIR SHARE.
Behr Bros. & Co. Are Not Complaining—An
Increasing Appreciation of Their Pianos.
William Behr, of Behr Bros. & Co., 29th street
and 11th avenue, asked by The Review on Tues-
day for a brief statement as to trade conditions,
said: "We have no cause whatever for com-
plaint. A fair share of the piano and player
business of the country is coming to us. The
output is, approximately, as good as it was last
year at this time. Mr. Brown, of the firm, and
Messrs. Shafer and Krumme are on the road and
getting very fair results, considering general
trade conditions. The call for our current styles
showed a pretty well equalized demand for each.
The Behr player is moving steadily along, gain-
ing a firmer hold on the market each month."
Henry Behr, head of the firm, leaves for
Europe on June 25. He is now spending a few
days in Pennsylvania. His daughter, Miss
Katherine Behr, graduates from Smith College,
Northampton, Mass., on June 20. Miss Behr has
made an excellent college showing, holding a
conspicuous position on the roll of honor in a
large and exceptionally clever graduating class.
BACHMANS CELEBRATION.
W. H. Bachman, the progressive dealer of
Waterloo, la., recently celebrated his appoint-
ment as agent of the A. B. Chase Co., with an
open-air band concert in front of his store at
515 Lafayette street. A very excellent pro-
gramme was rendered. The A. B. Chase piano is
exceedingly popular in Iowa, and Mr. Bachman
is to be congratulated on handling an instru-
ment of such artistic worth.
BEHR BROS. & CO
PIANOS,
29th Street and I Ith Ave. v
NEW YORK.
HIGHEST STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE.