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all respects to the gut strings covered by G. A. WHY CONN INSTRUMENTS ARE USED.
5207, in which case the board found that the
strings then under consideration were made from Bandmaster Innes, Whose Band Delighted
the sinews—specifically, the hamstrings—of cat-
Visitors to the World's Fair, Tells the Story
tle and not from the intestines of sheep or other
—A True Type of the 20th Century.
animals, and in the absence of testimony relative
to the commercial designation of the merchan-
The growing popularity of Bandmaster Innes
dise, held it was dutiable as a manufacture of and his organization makes of unusual interest
gut under paragraph 448.
his opinion of the Conn instruments. There is
"Formerly, catgut was made of the intestines no mistaking his sincerity and earnestness in
of sheep and sometimes of the horse, the ass, or these snappy paragraphs:
the mule. We do not think, however, that the
"Why do all your men use the Conn band in-
origin of the material is sufficient to remove it struments?" was asked me by a well-known band
from classification as catgut, provided it be leader here the other day. I replied "For the
known as such universally and generally in the reason that they consider the instruments made
trade. In the present case one of the witnesses, by Conn as the best in the world. Certainly I
a domestic manufacturer of gut strings, who had personally think so or I shouldn't have played
been selling similar merchandise in the East and on one of them for twenty years. The Conn in-
West for over sixteen years, testified that it was struments represent money, brains and progress.
known commercially as gut, catgut, etc. This wit- They are in fact a true type of the twentieth
ness, when asked if the gut in question was century. All other makes are back in the begin-
manufactured or unmanufactured, replied that in ning of the last century. Any practical player
its natural state it is manufactured, but still, in will tell you this. The improvements brought
a sense it might be termed unmanufactured, and, forward by the Conn people have simply revolu-
again, when asked if he had ever seen a cruder tionized the playing of American bandmen.
form (of catgut, than the exhibit in the case, These improvements have made possible to the
replied that he had not.
ordinary performer the playing of high and low
"This was the only competent witness who tes- tones, a facility of technic, brilliancy of execu-
tified regarding the commercial designation of the tion and an ability to 'last'—as applied to both
merchandise, but we think, in the absence of con- player and instrument—which were unknown in
flicting testimony, it is sufficient to differentiate my youthful days. Look at all these bands com-
the merchandise in the present case from that ing here to this Exposition. You must see for
passed upon by the board in G. A. 5207, and to yourself that seven out of every ten of the play-
bring it within the ruling of the court in the case ers use the Conn instruments. There can only
of Davies, Turner & Co. vs. United States. On be one reason for this, for while you may fool
the authority of the court's decision in that case, the whole people part of the time or part of the
we find the merchandise to be catgut unmanufac- people the whole of the time, you can't fool all
tured, and sustain the protests claiming free of them all the time, to use Lincoln's trite aphor-
entry therefor. The decision of the collector is ism."
reversed in each case."
TRADE WITH IMPORTING HOUSES.
A fire was discovered in the basement of the
Columbia Phonograph Co.'s establishment, at 117-
Importing houses speak of trade for the past
119 West 4th street, Cincinnati, O., on Thursday, week as slow. They expect a different state of
which was extinguished with but small loss.
affairs in a couple of weeks.
COLUMBIA
FLEMISH 1905 ZON-O-PHONE
The Latest Specialty of the Universal Talking
Machine Co., Which Is Destined to Prove a
Favorite in the Trade.
What is spoken of as their latest and best ma-
chine is the "Flemish 1905 Zon-o-phone," here-
with illustrated,, manufactured by the Universal
Talking Machine Mfg. Co., 28 Warren street, New
York. The cabinet is solid oak, Flemish finish,
with an extra large horn, brass bell, the body of
the horn finished to match the cabinet. All bright
parts of the machine are nickeled. The large
spring Zon-o-phone motor is used. Altogether
the company claim it is the most attractive ma-
chine on the market, and this week marks its
first appearance.
D. P. Mitchell, manager of the traveling and
export departments, made his first selling trip,
going as far as Kansas City. He has been away
three weeks, returning Thursday, and has
eclipsed the maiden record on sales.
GRAPHOPHONES
The Best Talking Machines Made.
$5 to $100.
The Graphophone is the univer-
sal entertainer* It will Talk t Sing,
Laugh and Play. It combines all
instruments in one*
Send lor complete list ot records.
25c*
THE WORLD-FAMOUS COLUMBIA
GOLD MOULDED CYLINDER RECORDS.
7 inch, 5 0 c ea.;
$5 per doz.
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COLUMBIA
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1 DISC RECORDS. J
JO inch, $1 ea.
$10 per doz.
Grand Opera Records (10 inch discs only), $2 each.
THE LATEST TYPE—Solid Mahogany Cabinet—Beautiful in design; and an ornament
wherever placed.
The Best Talking Machine Ever Placed Before the Public at this Price.
Absolute perfection of sound reproduction. All the sweetness, volume and beauty of the
original rendition.
The word COL UMBIA on a Talking Mach ine or Record is always a guarantee of merit and
quality.
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Columbia Records Fit Any MaJce of Talking Machine
FOR SALE BY DEALERS EVERYWHERE AND BY THE
COLUMBIA
PHONOGRAPH
Type AY, $50.
COMPANY
PIONEERS AND LEADERS IN THE TALKING MACHINE ART.
GRAND PRIZE, PARIS, 1900.
NEW YORK, Wholesale, Retail and Export, S53 Broadway.
UPTOWN, RETAIL ONLY, 872 Broadway.
LOS ANGELES, 823 South Main St.
TORONTO, ONTARIO. 107 Yonge St. MEMPHIS. 302 Mam St
CHICAGO. 88.Wabash Ave.
SAN FRANCISCO, 125 Geary St.
PHILADELPHIA, 1019-1021 Market St. CINCINNATI, 117-119 West Fourth St. MINNEAPOLIS, 13 Fourth St., South. PORTLAND, ORE., 128 Seventh St.
INDIANAPOLIS, 48 N. Pennsylvania St. OAKLAND, CAL., 512 13th St.
ST. LOUIS, 908 Olive St. (Frisco Bldg.) PITTSBURG, 615 Penn Ave.
TERRE HAUTE. 23 S. Seventh St.
BOSTON, 164 Tremont St.
NEW ORLEANS, 628-630 Canal St.
KANSAS CITY, 1016 Walnut St.
DUBUQUE, 623 Main St.
BALTIMORE, 231 N. Howard S t
DETROIT, 272 Woodward Ave.
ST. PAUL, 386 Wabasha St.
ST. JOSEPH, MO., 718 Edmond St.
CLEVELAND, Cor. Euclid Ave. & Erie St MILWAUKEE, 891 East Water St.
DENVER, 605-507 Sixteenth St.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS., 266 Main St.
BUFFALO, 645 Main St.
WASHINGTON. 1212 F St., N. W.
OMAHA, 1621 Farnam St.
LONDON, Wholesale, Retail. 89 Great Eastern St., E. C.
RETAIL BRANCH STORE, 200 Oxford St., W.
BERLIN, 71 Ritterstrasse.
PARIS. I l l and 118 Rue Montmartre.
ST. PETERSBURG. 68 Nevski Protpect
VIENNA. Seilergasse No. 14.
HAMBURG. Adolphsplatz No. 4.