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Music Trade Review

Issue: 1904 Vol. 38 N. 4

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SANDERS & STAYMAN GET AGENCY
NEW RULE REGARDING FREIGHT
WILL HANDLE PIANOS.
For Full Aeolian Co. Line—Have Long Handled
the Weber Piano.
Between New York and Chicago—Of Interest
to Piano Manufacturers and Dealers.
The Sanders & Stayman Co., of Wash-
ington, D. C, and Baltimore, have secured
the agency for the pianola, aeolian, or-
chestrelle, vocalion and the aeolian pipe
organs, manufactured by the Aeolian-
Weber Piano & Pianola Co., which they will
control for Washington, Baltimore and ad-
jacent territory. The Pianola department
of the Baltimore store will be in charge of
Messrs. Knight and Ahalt, while Mr.
Moore will have charge of the Washington
department. This move is in line with
Aeolian concentration, as Sanders & Stay-
man have been Weber agents for many
years. Previous to this change the pianola
was with the Knabe branch in Washington,
and Baltimore.
On railroads operating between Chicago
and New York the following clause affect-
ing freight classification went into effect on
Jan. 1st. It covers a matter which has
caused frequent disputes and will interest
piano manufacturers and dealers. "Deliv-
ering agents will deliver property only to
consignee thereof. Railroad agents at deliv-
ering points shall not in any way act as the
representative of the consignor or con-
signee for the distribution of carload ship-
ments."
Under the new regulations the railroads
reserve the right to decline shipments of
insecure packages. With regard to the
freight rate on articles too bulky or too long
to be loaded in a box car the rules are
amended to read "in a standard thirty-six
foot box car."
It is further provided that owners will
be required to load and unload freight in
carloads except that the carriers reserve the
right to load and unload at their own con-
venience.
DEALERS ADJUST DIFFERENCES.
The Fourteenth Street Store, Henry Siegel's New
Enterprise, Will Handle Pianos Under J. W.
Whitney's Management.
A STEINWAY WORK OF ART
Recently Completed for One of Montreal's Younger
Millionaires, Mr. Forget.
Steinway & Sons, of the city, recently
completed a magnificent special piano for
Rudolph Forget, one of Montreal's younger
millionaires. The design is after the Louis
XV. period, the wood being dark mahog-
any. The decorations are reproductions in
oil of scenes surrounding Mr. Forget's
summer home at St. Irene, Quebec, which
is picturesquely situated on the lower St.
Lawrence. The order was placed through
Pratte, Nordheimer & Glendon, and the
paintings are by Arthur D. Blackmore.
The instrument is certainly a magnificent
work of art, and has elicited the highest
praise from the leading Canadian art
critics.
PIANOS FOR ST. PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
[Special to The Review.]
One of the most important and pre-
tentious departments in the magnificent
new emporium to be known as "The Four-
teenth Street Store," which will be opened
about April 1st, at Fourteenth street and
Sixth avenue, the old Macy headquarters,
will be that devoted to pianos. This en-
terprise is controlled by Henry Siegel and
his associates who own the Simpson-Craw-
ford Co., in this city, and who are now
building a large department store in Bos-
ton.
The line of pianos to be handled in "The
Fourteenth Street Store" will not be the
same as that now handled at Simpson-
Crawford's, but nothing definite in this con-
nection will be arranged for until a little
later.
J. W. Whitney, manager of the piano
department at the Simpson-Crawford Co.,
will also act as manager of the new piano
department in "The Fourteenth Street
Store" and his assistant manager at this es-
tablishment will be W. L. Loomis.
[Special to The Review.]
Springfield, Mass., Jan. 16, 1904.
The Hampden County Music Trades'
Association met in Pierce's piano ware-
rooms last evening and adjusted the trouble
between the association and two local
dealers who were thought to have violated
the by-law of the organization, which pro-
hibits sending pianos out on trial or selling
a piano for less than $25 down and $10 a
month until paid for. The two dealers in
question made satisfactory explanation to
the association, and the matter was drop-
ped. Luncheon was served after the busi-
ness session.
St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 18, 1904.
DISCHARGED IN BANKRUPTCY.
The school board has authorized the pur-
chase of seven additional pianos for use in
Judge Holt in the United States District
the public schools. The pianos are to cost Court, on Monday, granted a discharge in
not to exceed $1,000. The action bankruptcy to Chas. A. Wessell, formerly
of the school board makes twenty pianos a'piano manufacturer at 222 E. 37th street,
authorized to be purchased for the schools. with liabilities of $18,284.
Nine instruments have been purchased at
NOW THE GALESBURG PIANO CO.
prices ranging from $50 to $125. Inspector
John Ament has been succeeded in
Charles A. Fisher stated at the meeting of
Galesburg, 111., by Galesburg Piano Co.,
the board that the twenty pianos authorized composed of Mrs. Julia Wilhelm and Robt.
by the board will be sufficient to supply the Kanouse. They have renovated the build-
present needs of the schools and that no ing which they occupy, and are displaying a
new instruments will be necessary unless very fine line of Emerson, Bush & Gerts,
the board increases the number of schools Sweetland, Story & Clark, Crown and
Schumann pianos.
entitled to pianos.
JEWETT CO.'S GREAT YEAR.
Break All Previous Records—The Styles For 1904
Will Win Many Friends.
The Jewett Piano Mfg. Co., manufac-
turers of the JeAvett and Woodbury pianos,
at Leominster, Mass., are among the trade
institutions which have made a tremendous
advance during the year of 1903. The
Jewett piano, which has long enjoyed a
high reputation for its artistic architecture,
fine finish and excellent tone, has extended
its roster of supporters in all parts of the
country, while the same may be said of the
Woodbury piano.
Notwithstanding the enlargement of the
plant, and the increase of the working
force, it has at times been difficult to meet
orders with that despatch which has dis-
tinguished the Jewett institution at all
times.
The line of styles which this con-
cern have prepared for the trade this year
emphasizes how thoroughly they are pre-
pared to meet all demands along the line
of requirements in high grade pianos.
Frank J. Woodbury of the company is now
making a Western trip, which is panning
out most successfully.
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THE MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
EDWARD LYMAN DILL.
Editor and Proprietor.
J. B. SP1LLANE, Managing Editor.
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A. J. NlCKLIN,
EMILIE FRANCES BAUER
GBO. W. QUERIPHI..
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PHILADELPHIA OFFICE:
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THE ARTISTS'
DEPARTMENT
On the first Saturday of each month The Review contains in its
"Artists' Department" all the current musical news. This is effected
without in any way trespassing on the size or service of the trade
section of the paper. It has a special circulation, and therefore aug-
ments materially the value of The Review to advertisers.
DIRECTORY of PIANO
u»iiir.rTiiin(
MANUFACTURERS
^ ^ e directory of piano manufacturing firms and corporations
found on page 31 will be of great value as a reference for
dealers and others.
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REVIEW
of disaster have as yet been heard. A good deal of money that was
invested in stocks a year ago has been taken out and is likely to seek
investment in other lines.
I
T is going to be a year when it will be necessary to work for trade,
and piano men in every part of the country will realize this.
Trade will not come to them as easily as it has for the past two years,
because there is a tendency to hold back. But the piano trade in these
United States seems to be hopeful, cheerful, vigorous and unafraid
of possible dangers. There is an obvious determination to exercise in
its fullest sense, that splendid American grit by which so much has
been accomplished in this industry, and is steadily placing the piano
business in its legitimate place as a leader among the specialty lines.
\ A f E have fallen into the habit of saying the Presidential year
* ™ is an off year in business.
Now there have been times when momentous issues were pend-
ing, when the country held its breath until the choice was made and
the news, by spurred and booted mail rider, by lumbering coach,
crawling canal transport and hooting river steamer had filtered
through highways and byways to the scattered and ill connected set-
t.ements.
But now with the entire country brought into the closest con-
nection, with all its nerves intimately united so that a sensation in
any quarter, no matter how remote or obscure, is instantly trans-
mitted to the central ganglion and thence spread through every fibre
the period of expectancy is reduced to a minimum. There is no rea-
son why the nation should pause in its onward march.
EDITORIAL
*T^HE business of 1903, when we come to sum it all up, was much
*
better than a good many people supposed it would be one
year ago. There are many who think that it will be much better in
1904 than the prophets of evil would have us believe.
The wise piano man, however, will figure, from his close study
of local conditions, that it will pay to be on the safe side, and the ten-
dency will be to order sparingly, to use some discrimination in the
class of trade, and to push business energetically.
\ \ T ELL, those are sound principles to follow at any time. Just
* *
now there has been a flood of useless water poiired out of
ONDITIONS have changed, as we will see by referring to
events. Thus, 1892, though a Presidential year, is looked
upon as a banner year in many industries. Again, though following
upon a period of severe depression, 1896 proved a profitable and
satisfactory twelve months, and this in spite of controversy then
originating from our currency system. In 1900 business was excep-
tionally good, in fact, was a boom year and trade instead of being-
halted, went forward at perhaps even too rapid a gait.
To view these facts and considering more over that no problem
of special moment confronts the Nation, there is no real reason to
suppose that the business of the piano trade will suffer materially
during the Presidential campaign of 1904.
'~T % HE regular line of artistic and winsome calendars have reached
*
us from a variety of sources. In most cases they show ex-
been relieved. A lot of undigested securities has also been retired
cellent taste in the selection as well as a desire on the part of the
by natural laws and the patient is in a better bodily condition because
advertiser to get up something original and pleasing. But could
of it.
not the money which is expended in calendars be more wisely spent
Promoters have set themselves upon more profitable lines of
in other ways ?
industry, as it is not so easy to float any old thing as it was a couple
The trouble is there are too many calendars which usually come
of years ago. The country has been for several years indulging in a
floating in on the first wave of the year, and while one may select
financial debauch, consequently the headache and bad taste in the one or two, yet there would be no room for all of them, and if they
mouth were to be expected.
do not find an abiding place on the walls in a conspicuous locality,
then the money is thrown away, and we are rather inclined to the
HERE has been no panic, and there has been no danger of a
belief that much of the money which is used for catalogues could
panic. There has been a reduced production in some lines,
be more wisely expended in other ways.
but this has not been accompanied by mny special hardship. The
factories that have been away behind in orders have had a chance to 1T will take more than one association to have any effect upon the
catch up. There has been no further demand that shops and mills
* tariff managers of the various railroads, so that they will lower
should run at night. Supply and demand are meeting each other their freight tariff. An advance in freight, which means a couple
of dollars on each piano that is shipped to San Francisco, amounts
on mutual ground. No hint of severe hard times, and no suggestion
Wall street, and the dropsical condition of that financial body has
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