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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
REVIEW
EDWARD LYMAN BILL.
Editor and Proprietor.
J. D. SPILLANE, Man»tfinrf Editor.
EXECVTIVE STAFF:
T H O S . CAMPBELL-COPELAND,
GEO. B. KELLER,
E M I L I E FRANCES B A U E . ,
W. MURDOCH LIND,
A. EDMUND HANSON,
A. J . N I C K L I N ,
GEO. W. QUERIPEL.
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form, preferring to concentrate his energies upon the selling end of
the business. It would seem, however, from the persistency with
which he sought to acquire the Mason & Hamlin business that he
was willing to assume the trials and tribulations incident to piano
manufacturing.
Wanamaker is a practical man, and he realized fully the value
of the Mason & Hamlin product. He has had experience in selling
it, and he was willing to abandon some of his alleged theories re-
garding manufacturing and take hold of the creating as well as the
selling end of the piano business. He recognized, as a keen mer-
chant, the selling power of the Mason & Hamlin name. He knew
that it would take many years of time, besides a vast sum of money
for any institution to acquire the selling power which that name
possesses to-day.
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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 tf PIANO
The directory of piano manufacturing firms and corporations
uimniPTimrK
found on page 28 will be of great value as a reference for
MANUFACTURERS
dealers and other*.
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NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 2O. 19O4.
EDITORIAL
HE trade tongues are still busily wagging over possible moves
to be made by the Cable Company. The importance of the
Mason & Hamlin reorganization plan is fully appreciated, and it is
generally understood that the Mason & Hamlin business will not
only hold full well its old-time prestige, but under the progressive
influence of additional capital backed by executive ability of the
highest order it will move on to greater artistic successes than was
ever achieved in the past. It is a combination which is destined to
play no unimportant part in the future of the industry.
'"T^HERE is a fixed determination on the part of the officers of
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the Cable Company that the position won in the past by the
Mason & Hamlin Co. will be materially augmented. Anyone who
foolishly states that there will be any attempt to trade upon the repu-
tation of the Mason & Hamlin name, by placing commercial instru-
ments on the market, will realize the absurdity of their assertion
when they understand the complete plans under which Mason &
Hamlin, reorganized and rejuvenated, will continue.
The moves of the past two weeks have demonstrated not only
the ability and determination of the Cable Company to secure a
powerful adjunct to their business, but it shows as well the way
which they view the future possibilities of the industry. This con-
cern with its associated lines occupies a position which at once
assures advantages which cannot be overlooked in the struggle for
business supremacy.
A FTER all, this shows what we have claimed for years, that
there is a value to the old-time piano names which have held
high and dignified positions which is almost beyond the power of
computation. There is a life and virility in them which cannot be
found in any other line of business.
Take a half dozen names famous in piano history and they rep-
resent as a tangible asset a vast sum of money. Furthermore, under
wise management they are increasing in value each year.
I T will not be many months before the American people will be-
come fully alive to the fact that the St. Louis Exposition will
be a record-breaker. From every viewpoint it will be the largest
in extent and variety of exhibits, as well as special features, that
the world has ever seen. While the special department in which
the music trade men are interested will not be as large or as com-
prehensive as at Chicago, it will be of sufficient interest to be im-
pressive. Col. Ockerson, the chief of the Liberal Arts Department,
desired to avoid what he termed the "wareroom features," and he
wished to make the exhibits of sufficient interest that they should
be typical of the industry. How well he has succeeded will be
learned when the exposition gates are opened next May. It should
be understood that the entire South and West is interested in this
great exposition, and that money expended for exhibit purposes
there is extremely likely to be invested in a most satisfactory
manner.
T must be apparent to the labor leaders that there has been a
change in public sentiment towards strikes, amounting to prac-
tically a revolution. This is particularly noteworthy in localities
which have long been strongholds of unionism. In the city of Chi-
cago, for example, unionism has run riot. There an attempt to pre-
serve order during a strike has been pitiably weak, and employers
have felt that they were contending with the united forces of the
strikers and the city authorities. But public sentiment has been so
aroused in that city that radical measures are contemplated.
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"T"* HE close of the contest for the Mason & Hamlin future shows
y T NION members have been indicted by the Grand Jury, and a
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demand has been made for books and other documents of
the Chicago Federation of Labor for the purpose of ascertaining
whether the officers of that organization have given their approval
of violence.
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Wanamaker in a new light. It has been generally under-
stood, and in fact he has been quoted in interviews as saying that
he did not desire to become associated with manufacturing in any
Would that we had more men of the sterling character and
outspoken frankness of Geo. P. Bent. In dealing with the labor
question as member of the Grand Jury he does not handle it with