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THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
* * * was entered for consumption July 2,
LETTER FROM THE VICTOR CO.
1902, and is covered by consumption entry No.
4. It was originally liquidated as entered, but Not Effected by Small Fire Which Occurred
the entry was returned by the auditor for the
in
Their
Record
Pressing
Plant
Last
Treasury Department with instructions that 5
Week.
per cent, commission charged by the purchaser
should be added to the value of the goods. This
Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 1, 1905.
was done and the entry liquidated accordingly, The Music Trade Review, New York.
but the appraiser inadvertently indorsed the ad-
Gentlemen:—We desire to advise the jobbers
vance on the invoice without intending to ad- that we had a slight fire in our record pressing
vance the value of the goods. The auditor for plant yesterday, and a portion of it was damaged.
the Treasury Department returned the entry the We will not be seriously handicapped, however,
second time, stating that additional duty for un- for the reason that we ran at half capacity last
dervaluation should also have been collected. In night from about 8 o'clock, and have for some
conformity therewith such additional duty has time been running the whole plant night and
been levied.'
day. There will, however, be a delay of about
"The appeal for reappraisement referred to four days before we get the entire plant going
was dismissed for reasons it is not necessary to again, but this will not seriously interfere with
state here. It is evident upon the above facts anyone, as our record stock was not in this
that the commissions cannot be regarded as building.
forming part of the appraised value of the goods.
In regard to fires would say that since our
Even had the appraiser intentionally instead of
fire last spring we have built an entirely fire-
'inadvertently' noted the advance upon the in- proof shipping department, and in two months'
voice subsequently to his original appraisement, time we will be in our new fireproof record
after the invoice had been returned by the plant, and we doubt if we will again meet with
auditor, his action would be without authority serious loss on account of fires.
of law. It would be equivalent to a new appraise-
The report in the papers that a number of bar-
ment, which he could not legally make. The case rels of gasoline exploded and a number of the
appears to be one where the collector, following employes were injured is untrue. There is no
the suggestion of the auditor, has included the gasoline used in the manufacture of records, and
commissions as part of the invoice or dutiable while some of the young ladies fainted it was
value of the goods, and there is nothing in the due to fright, and there were no serious results.
record to distinguish it from United States Yours very truly,
against Lahey. It follows that any increased dut-
VICTOR TALKING MACHINE CO.
ies accruing from such addition of commissions
Leon F. Douglass, Vice-President.
were illegally exacted and must be refunded. The
entry in this case fails to show that any penal
duties were assessed in the liquidation against
BAUER CO.'S WARES WIN PRAISE
which this protest was filed. The protest is sus-
From Eminent Musicians in All Parts of the
tained and the collector's decision reversed.
Country—New Styles for 1905.
HOHNER'S GREAT PLANT.
(Special to The Review.)
Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 6, 1905.
The Bauer Co., of this city, are receiving most
enthusiastic communications from banjo teach-
The Hohner accordeon factory, shown in the ers and players regarding their special Thor-
last issue of The Review, although in itself an oughbred banjo, which has won its way into a
imposing structure of great capacity, does not large degree of favor. Geo. H. Hughes, who is a
in any way adequately represent the entire prominent banjo man in Topeka, Kans., recently
Hohner establishment, which occupies a larger wrote the Bauer Co., as follows: "The special
area and more factory space than that of any Thoroughbred banjo you sent me is very satis-
other firm in the same line of manufacture. Dur- factory and has dispelled all doubt as to the abil-
ing the development of the Hohner business ity of your factory to maintain the reputation
since 1857, fifteen branch factories have been S. S. Stewart gave it before his lamentable death.
found necessary to meet actual requirements of
current business. This development of plant has
naturally brought about the employment of a
larger force. From a dozen men forty-eight
years ago, the aggregate has reached over 1,500
men, every one of whom is an expert in' his par-
ticular department.
Occupy Fifteen Factories to Make Harmonicas
and Accordeons.
And I will say this instrument is too fine for me
to make any criticism as to tone and action. It
is grand ami no mistake."
The Bauer styles for 1905 are now making
their appearance, and in an announcement is-
sued by the house, they state that "in tone, style
and finish they are unsurpassed. Moreover, the
prices are most reasonable and allow a good mar-
gin of profit to the dealer."
Dealers desirous of handling "winners" in the
small goods line will do well to look up the
Bauer catalogue.
TO EXPEDITE CUSTOM TRIALS.
Judges and Appraisers Agree on a Plan to
Hasten Appeals.
As a result of a conference a few days ago in
the office of United States District Attorney Bur-
nett in the Post Office Building, the Judges of
the Federal courts in this circuit will adopt a
set of rules designed to do away with delay in
the trial of customs cases.
Under the present system it is often three or
four years before appeals from the Board of
United States General Appraisers to the Circuit
Court are tried, and there are cases on the calen-
dar thirteen years old. It was agreed that the
delay was due chiefly to the lack of any plan by
which the records might be sent down to the
court by the board promptly upon the filing of
an appeal, which gave interested attorneys and
importers an opportunity to keep the cases off
the calendar.
As a result of this important conference,
Judge Lacombe agreed to have the Judges adopt
a rule that, papers must be served on the Collec-
tor within three days after an appeal from the
board is filed. An affidavit of service must be
entered within two days and the Judges will
then make an order on the board demanding that
the record be sent down immediately.
Judge Lacombe also promised to ask for a spe-
cial session of the Circuit Court in April to clear
up the accumulation of cases.
MR. BERG'S SUCCESSFUL TRIP.
R. Berg's first trip for C. Meisel, New York,
was beyond his expectations in point of sales
and valuable connections cemented. His lines
were right evidently, and prompt shipments ex-
plain the rest.
The "VICTOR "Always in the Lead!
'Tutting oil (lie end of ;i Mfga horn
and attaching it to a Victor tapering
arm machine, it is claimed the resonance
is increased fully f>() ]>er cent. The
originator vows it is 'one or the best
tilings ever.' "-—The Talking
Machine
World (or January.
THE REGINA MONTHLY.
The current number of the Regina Monthly is
fil.led wfth interesting matter, largely addressed
to dealers who handle the Regina and those who
have not yet placed themselves under the Regina
banner. No. 3 of "Letters From the Managers"
is a well-written contribution, certain to be ef-
fective. On the back cover appears the follow-
ing, on a tablet bordered with $ marks, addressed
to dealers. It is well worthy of repetition here:
"YOUR PROFITS.
"This year has been a good year for the Re-
gina Co. and, therefore, it has been a good year
for you. If we have sold a great many Reginas,
you must have sold a great many also. If not
you, then some other dealer. The p.oint is that
the dealers who have sold Reginas, both the par-
lor boxes and the coin machines, have made
money. Here is hoping that in 1905 we will both
of us do even better."
SMALL FIRE AT BETTINTS.
A fire Friday last at the Bettini Phonograph
Co., 80 Chambers street, New York, which looked
serious at one time, was quickly gotten under
the control. The loss was slight, no goods being
damaged, and business was uninterrupted.
THE VICTOR TRUMPET
A SYNCHRONIZING HORN
The
TRUMPET
has a VOICE.
The BEST
HORN
for VOCAL RECORDS ever made—PRICE, $ 6 .
CONCERT TRUMPET, $ 9 . Usual discounts.
Descriptive pamphlet on application.
THE GRAND PRIZE
FOR TALKING
MACHINES
at tlie Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, Mo., lias been
Awarded to the Victor Talking Machine Co.
THE VICTOR DISTRIBUTING
AND EXPORT CO.
77 CHAMBERS STREET,
NEW
YORK