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VOL. XXXIX.
No. 26. Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at I Madison Ave., New York, Dec, 24, 1904.
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CONOVER PIANO PUBLICITY.
OPPOSE RECIPROCITY.
DECISION IN NORDL1NGER CASE.
Some Clever Ads. Devoted to This Piano Which
Appeared in trie Charleston Papers.
Canadian Manufacturers Fear That Close Rela-
tions With This Country Will Injure Their
Business—What Mr. Martin, Piano Manufac-
turer, Has to Say in This Connection.
The Court of Appeals Reverses Decision of
Lower Court and Defendant Will Not Have
to Serve His Five Years' Sentence.
The manager of the Cable Company's branch
in Charleston, S. C, is occupying considerable
space in the local papers in calling the attention
Canadian manufacturers are nearly all opposed
of the public to the individual features and all to reciprocity with the United States. They do
around excellence of the pianos represented in not want American finished products let in by a
his establishment, A recent announcement, oc- lower Canadian tariff, and neither do they desire
cupying a half page, was devoted to the Conover the United States to lower bars to Canadian raw
piano. It was particularly interesting, the text materials. In the latter case they fear that
these will eventually compete with their manu-
being as follows:
"The worldwide popularity of Conover pianos factures in foreign countries—wheat, as flour;
proves more than any praise of tongue or pen iron ore, as machinery; hides, as leather; lum-
that their merits are appreciated by musicians ber, as furniture.
For example, P. W. Ellis, of Toronto, a whole-
for their exclusive qualities in tone, touch and
that exquisite case design so peculiarly their sale jeweler, and for years president of the
own. Conover pianos are made with an eye single Canadian Manufacturers' Association, said that
to the interest of their owners and users, for gen- reciprocity with the United States "would drive
erations to come. Conover pianos are essentially Canadians out of business." In explanation he
instruments of brain, because they are made un- said:
"Canadian imports last year from the United
der the personal supervision of the greatest in-
ventive genius and the acknowledged head of the States were about $120,000,000, while the exports
piano building experts of the world, Mr. J. to them of our products, not including precious
Frank Conover, who has given the best years of metals, were only about $45,000,000. While the
his life to improving the tone, touch, case design United States has large cities that should be a
and durability of the instruments of his name, market for our farm produce, we find that we
sparing neither time, study nor money to obtain imported more than twice as much of their farm
the slightest advantage over the leading art produce as they did of ours. What seems to be
pianos of the world. The success of his efforts the only way open is that of giving our great
for the past thirty years in raising the artistic agricultural classes a direct benefit in a great
standard of piano building in this country is many ways."
Mr. Martin, of the Martin-Orme Piano Co., said
realized in the triumph of Conover pianos at the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis. We Canadians were not looking for reciprocity, and
point with pride to the selection of Conover did not want it. This firm manufactures pianos
pianos for exclusive use in the following build- on a large scale. "We are not dependent on the
ings at this, the greatest of all expositions: In- United States now," said Mr. Martin. "We im-
dian Territory, Utah, Oklahoma, Iowa, Kansas, port a little hardware, and some felt used in
Brazil, Nicaragua, Minnesota, Virginia, Nevada, making instruments, but even these could be
Illinois, Idaho, Wisconsin, Cuba, Rhode Island, made in Canada were it not that the people mak-
House of Hoo Hoo North Dakota, (Agricultural ing them in the United States are practically un-
building), Temple of Fraternity, Alaska, Mexico, der the one management, and, turning out im-
Vermont, South Dakota, Washington, New Hamp- mense quantities, can make cheaper than in the
shire, Georgia, Texas, Italy, Michigan, Oregon, Dominion."
Disciples of Christ. Although reasonable in
price, Conover pianos are of the highest possible
"TRULY A BEAUTIFUL INSTRUMENT.'
grade, and that explains why concert pianists,
teachers and pupils, professional and amateur
The pastor of a church to which E. B. Bogart
musicians, have with almost one accord pro- & Co. 511-513 East 137th street, recently supplied
claimed Conover the world's leading grand and a Bogart piano, has sent to Mr. Bogart the follow-
upright piano. These famous instruments are ing letter:
constantly kept in stock for inspection and sale,
"Mr. Dear Mr. Bogart:—There is only one
and we respectfully solicit 'Conover' sales, with word which I can use in connection with the
the positive assurance that they are worthy in piano and that is 'immense.' It is truly a beau-
every way of your confidence and purchase.
tiful instrument, and every one, including both
"THE CABLE COMPANY, Manufacturers,
our organist and choir, is loud in its praise."
"Charleston, S. C.
"Factory Branch, 282 King St."
ADVERTISING THE HARMONIST.
KURZENKNABE'S GIFT TO HARRISBURG.
J. H. Kurzenknabe & Co., Harrisburg, Pa., have
very generously donated an organ to the city,
which is to be placed in the convalescent depart-
ment of the Sanitary Hospital.
A. E. Smith has succeeded Smith & Sims, who
handle small musical instruments and sporting
goods in Sandy Hill, N. Y.
Irvine's Georgia Music House are carrying
some very effective advertisements in the Macon
papers in which they exploit the Harmonist
piano player, which was so highly honored at the
World's Fair, and the Knabe, Krell, Decker,
Fischer and Ebersole pianos. There appears in
connection with the ad. a cut of the Harmonist
and an extended reference to its merits and pos-
sibilities.
(Special to The Review.)
Washington, D. C, Dec. 19, 1904.
The Court of Appeals has handed down an
opinion written by Justice Shepard, in the case
of Lambert G. Nordlinger against the United
States, by which the judgment of conviction by
the District Supreme Court is reversed and the
case remanded for further proceedings not in-
consistent with the opinion.
The effect of the decision of the court, it is
stated, is that the prosecution is barred, and the
defendant will not have to serve the sentence of
five years imposed by the District Supreme
Court.
The appellant, Nordlinger, was charged in an
indictment having two counts, with grand lar-
ceny. Each count charged the unlawful taking
of "a certain musical instrument known as and
called an auto-electric piano and autolectra,
valued at $100, from the American Auto-Electric
Piano Co."
The defendant had been previously indicted for
the larceny of the same "pianos," but his counsel,
Levi H. David, at the trial of the case in Crim-
inal Court No. 1, contended that there was a
fatal variance in the evidence between the alle-
gation and the proof, and moved the court to
instruct the jury to acquit.
The trial judge granted the motion, but the
grand jury reindicted the accused, the second in-
dictment describing the musical instruments by
their correct names. The action by the Court
of Appeals is the sequel.
PLANNING A PIANO FACTORY.
Milwaukee Promoters Interested in Purchasing
Land for Site in City of Manitowoc.
(Special to The Review.)
Manitowec, Wis., Dec. 19, 1904.
The city has given an option on forty-four
acres of land to Milwaukee real estate dealers
who are engaged in promoting the location of a
large piano factory in this city. In all eighty
acres of land is desired and this will be plotted
into city lots and sold at $250 per lot, giving a
bonus to the factory which guarantees to expend
$500,000 in wages in five years.
Ex-Mayor Thomas E. Torrison, of Manitowoc;
R. C. Burke and others, are reported interested
in the deal. The Business Men's Association is
in correspondence with several other industries
which are desirious of locating there.
CAMERON ENGAGES IN BUSINESS.
(Special to The Review.)
Omaha, Neb., Dec. 20, 1904.
J. S. Cameron, who for the past twenty-five
years has been known to the piano buying pub-
lic as a salesman of ability, has engaged in busi-
ness for himself at 106 North 15th street, this
city, where he is displaying a very complete line
of pianos.