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VOL. XXXIX. No. 9. Published Every Sat. by Edward Lyman Bill at I Madison Ave., New York, August 27,1904.
OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS.
Pianos and Other Musical Instruments Shipped
Abroad from the Port of New York for the
Week Just Ended.
(Special to The Review.)
Washington, D. C., August 22, 1904.
The following are the exports of musical in-
struments and kindred lines from the port of
New York for the week just ended:
Antwerp—1 pkg. pianos, $900.
Alexandria—1 pkg. musical instruments, $150;
9 pkgs. talking machines and material, $387.
Batoum—6 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $200.
Buenos Ayres—4 pkgs. organs, $138, 22 pkgs.
talking machines and material, $360; 1 pkg. talk-
ing machine material, $200; 1 pkg. piano play-
ers, $130; 17 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $1,620; 3 pkgs. organs, $390.
Brussels—3 pkgs. piano players, $335; 9 pkgs.
talking machines and material, $914.
Berlin—23 pkgs. musical instruments, $5,720;
15 pkgs. talking machines and material, $473.
Cartagena—10 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $314; 3 pkgs. piano players, $125; 2 pkgs.
organs, $350.
Corinto—3 pkgs. organs and material, $640; 2
pkgs. pianos and material, $198; 2 pkgs. piano
players, $440.
Callao—3 pkgs. talking machines and material,
$465; 2 pkgs. piano players, $195.
Calcutta—2 pkgs. pianos, $200.
Cape Town—38 pkgs. organs and material, $1,-
184; 14 pkgs. talking machines, $300; 1 pkg.
pianos, $240.
Glasgow—1 pkg. pianos, $210.
Havre—5 pkgs. talking machines and material,
$211.
Hamilton—1 pkg. piano players, $150.
Havana—1 pkg. organs and material, $180.
Hamburg—13 pkgs. pianos and material, $735.
Leipzig—10 pkgs. music goods, $1,000.
Lisbon—2 pkgs. pianos, $229.
Liverpool—1 pkg. musical instruments, $140; 1
pkg. organs and material, $315; 3 pkgs. musical
goods, $286.
London—100 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $1,623; 10 pkgs. musical goods, $996; 13
pkgs. piano players, $2,290; 10 pkgs. pianos and
material, $1,920; 41 pkgs. talking machines and
material, $6,271; 30 pkgs. organs and material,
$530; 2 pkgs. banjo heads, $300; 1 sheet music,
$347.
Manchester—48 pkgs. talking machines and
material, $294.
Montevideo—10 pkgs. talking machine ma-
terial, $150; 2 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $2,429.
Maracaibo—3 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $158; 2 pkgs. piano players, $236.
Riga—3 pkgs. organs, $150; 1 pkg. pianos,
$100.
St. Croix—5 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $115.
Sydney—b pkgs. organs and material, $180; 12
pkgs. talking machines and material, $645.
St. Petersburg—74 pkgs. talking machines and
material, $3,407,
Singapore—7 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $551.
Shanghai—3 pkgs. pianos and material, $300;
4 pkgs. organs, 7 material, $150; 7 pkgs. talking
machines and material, $648.
St. Johns—1 pkg. piano players, $172.
Valparaiso—2 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $156.
Vera Cruz—1 pkg. pianos, $205.
TO CUT FOREIGN POSTAGE.
Mr. Payne's Suggestion, Which Is of Interest
to Business Men, Will Come Before the In-
ternational Congress.
(Special to The Review.)
Washington, D. C, August 22, 1904.
Great interest is manifested throughout the
country in the recent announcement of Post-
master-General Payne that negotiations are now
on foot with a view to reducing letter postage be-
tween this and foreign countries from 5 to 2
cents. This is one of the subjects that will come
up for consideration at the International Postal
Congress to be held in Rome next March. Ex-
changes already had with Germany and Great
Britain indicate that those countries will assent
to the proposal.
For such a rate to be effective, the officials say,
it must be uniform and every effort will be made
to induce the countries represented in the Inter-
national Postal Congress to agree.
The proposal for a delivery mail service on the
transatlantic liners has also attracted much at-
tention, and letters are being received at the de-
partment urging that nothing be left undone to
accomplish that object. The matter has attracted
the attention of many individuals as well as
firms interested in the export trade.
GETTING BUSINESS POINTERS.
Mr. Rushworth, of Liverpool, Makes Many Calls
on Members of the Trade.
Wm. Rushworth, of Rushworth & Dreaper, who
represent the Knabe and Crown pianos; the An-
gtlus piano player and the Mason & Hamlin or-
gans in Liverpool, Eng., has been visiting the
principal cities of this country, as well as lead-
ing piano factories, for the purpose of securing
business "pointers," as well as contrasting our
methods with those in vogue in his own country.
While in Baltimore he was entertained in a very
handsome manner by Ernest J. Knabe. Mr.
Rushworth will sail for home this week.
IMPORTANT PATENT DECISION
In Regard to Delayed Applications and Inven-
tions Which May Be Withheld for Secrecy.
The Commissioner of Patents at Washington
has just rendered an important decision wherein
he holds that an inventor, who has completed the
inventive act by reduction of his invention to
practice, may lose his right to obtain a patent in
favor of a subsequent inventor by concealment
and delay in applying for a patent. He more-
over holds that anyone "who refuses to instruct
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the workers in the art and seek to protect him-
self in the use of the invention by keeping it
secret thus apparently leaving the field of inven-
tion vacant to stimulate the activity of other in-
ventors, cannot secure a patent in the face of the
claims of a later inventor who has given the in-
vention to the public. In so far as his is con-
cerned, the field is truly as vacant as he wished
it to appear, and he forfeits his rights in favor
of his rival, whether or not that rival has already
secured a patent."
SELECTED PRICE & TEEPLE PIANOS.
Ten of These Instruments Purchased by the
Southwestern Baptist University for the
Music Department.
The Southwestern Baptist University have just
purchased through John M. Clark, the prog-
ressive piano dealer, of Jackson, Tenn., ten of the
latest style Price & Teeple pianos. The selection
was made by Prof. R. Richter, head of the mu-
sic department, after a careful examination of
these instruments which have deservedly won a
wide measure of popularity in all parts of the
country. Mr. Clark is justly prcud of this deal,
not so much because it marks a record in his
locality, but it demonstrates the high opinion
held of the musical merits of the Price & Teeple
pianos by leading institutions.
THE WEAVER CO. ARE VERY BUSY.
(Special to The Review.)
York City, Pa., August 22, 1904.
Business conditions in this city show some im-
provement over those of the past several months.
All the manufacturing plants have enough orders
to keep them running, but there is a marked dif-
ference in their number from other years when
enough contracts had been booked to keep them
running for months ahead.
The Weaver Organ & Piano Co. are now enjoy-
ing their busy season and the plant is running
full time. Business among the textile industries
is also good. In fact the so-called "campaign
slump" has not been felt to any extent among
the silk industries.
WILL REPRESENT BARCKHOFF CO.
The J. W. Greene Co., Toledo,. O., have secured
the representation for the pipe organs made by
the Barckhoff Church Organ Co., of Pomeroy, O.
P. is their intention to develop a large pipe or-
gan business in that territory.
KINDLE FILES BANKRUPTCY PETITION.
A. J. Kindle, formerly a piano dealer in Bluff-
ton, Ind., has filed a petition in bankruptcy in
the United States Court of Fort Wayne, with lia-
bilities of $1,408 and assets of $1,132.
WILL SELL THE WEBER.
Phillips & Crew, Atlanta, Ga., will now handle
the Weber line.
Frank Miller, a well-known piano salesman,
died last week at his home in Cincinnati, in his
44 th year.