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THE
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flUJIC TIRADE
VOL. XLI. N o . 1 5 .
Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman BUI at I Madison Ave., New York, Oct. 14, 1905.
OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS.
Pianos and Other Musical Instruments Shipped
Abroad from the Port of New York for the
Week Just Ended.
Valparaiso—53 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $2,382.
Vera Cruz—12 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $315.
Werdan—9 pkgs. organs and material, $450.
PETITION BOARD FOR PIANOS
(Special to The Review.)
Washington, D. C, October 9, 1905.
The following were the exports of musical in-
struments and kindred lines from the Port of
New York for the week just passed:
Berlin—51 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $1,038.
Bombay—47 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $1,010.
Bristol—20 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $908.
Caibarien—1 pkg. pianos and material, $360.
Callao—7 pkgs. talking machines and material,
$329.
Calcutta—3 pkgs. pianos and material, $300;
3 pkgs. talking machines and material, $145.
Copenhagen—21 pkgs. talking machii.es and
material, $515.
Glasgow—115 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $2,628.
Hamburg—19 pkgs. pianos $1,816; 28 pkgs.
piano players, $b,300.
Hamilton—1 pkg. pianos and material, $138.
Havana—3 pkgs. pianos and material, $500; 5
pkgs. talking machines and material, $172; 49
pkgs. talking machines and material, $1,465; 2
pkgs. pianos and material, $450.
Havre—10 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $288.
Iquique—1 pkg. pianos, $110; 61 pkgs. talking
machines and material, $2,431.
Kingston—3 pkgs. organs, $187.
Kartstadt—9 pkgs. organs and material, $525.
La Guayra—13 pkgs. talking machines and
material, $290.
Leipzig—20 pkgs. organs, $300.
Limon—5 pkgs. talking machines and material,
$244.
Liverpool—3 pkgs. pianos, $881; 19 pkgs. or-
gans, $1,876; 12 pkgs. organs and material, $324;
46 pkgs. organs and material, $4,249; 75 pkgs.
talking machines and material, $390.
London—1 pkg. talking machines and material,
$112; 46 pkgs. piano players, $3,910; 35 pkgs. or-
gans and material, $1,280;. 7 pkgs. pianos and
material, $330; 1,095 pkgs. talking machines and
material, $16,555; 35 pkgs. music paper, $2,190;
25 pkgs. talking machines and material, $1,425;
2 pkgs. pianos and material, $175.
Manchester—75 pkgs. talking machines and
material, $390.
Milan—104 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $3,484.
Naples—1 pkg. pianos, $500.
Rio de Janeiro—2 pkgs. pianos and material,
$267.
Savanilla—1 pkg. pianos, $180.
Stockholm—4 pkgs. organs and material, $200;
1 pkg. pianos, $150.
St. Petersburg—90 pkgs. talking machines and
material, $4,227.
Stuttgart—3 pkgs. piano players and material,
$750.
Tampico—2 pkgs. pianos and material, $500.
Music Instructors Protest Because
Some
Schools Have no Instruments While Those
at Others Are Worn Out.
(Special to The Review.)
Cleveland, O., October 9, 1905.
Instructors in music in several of the public
schools are ready to petition the board of educa-
tion for new instruments. A number of ele-
mentary schools cannot boast of pianos, while
others protest that the instruments are worn out
and should be replaced with new ones. Under
conditions as they are at present, the instructors
in music declare that their work could be ren-
dered more successful by the installation of
pianos in every building. J. Powell Jones, super-
visor of music in the high schools, believes that
every advantage should be given to the pupils.
PORTER & SON SUE FOR EXPENSES.
SINGLE COPIES, 10 CENTS.
$2.00 PER YEAR.
cally of any other player piano on the market."
The new factory plant is working smoothly,
and all department heads express themselves as
greatly pleased with their new quarters. The
structure has a handsome and inviting appear-
ance from the Lackawanna Railroad, which
passes through Lackawanna avenue, on which
the building is situated.
F. A. GUTTENBERGER CO. INCORPORATED.
The F. A. Guttenberger Co., of Macon, Ga.,
have made application to the Superior Court of
the county in which they are located to be con-
stituted a corporate body under the above title
with a capital of $10,000 for the purpose of buy-
ing and selling pianoe, organs, musical instru-
ments of all kinds and music.
BRAINARD CO. SECURE NEW QUARTERS.
The H. M. Brainard Co., who represent the fa-
mous Chickering piano in Cleveland, O., have se-
cured a long lease of the premises, 281 Prospect
street, the New Osborn Building, where they
have specially fine facilities for displaying their
line of instruments. A formal opening of their
new quarters will occur in the very near future.
(Special to The Review.)
Lima, O., October 9, 1905.
A suit, based on most unusual grounds, has
just been filed in the Common Pleas Court. 13.
S. Porter & Son, the piano dealers, are plaintiffs,
and William S. Herring and Calvin Heath are
named as defendants. It is alleged as the cause
of action that some time ago Mr. Herring brought
injunction proceedings against plaintiffs to pre-
vent the sale or other disposal of four promissory
notes. A temporary restraining order was se-
cured, and the case eventually came to trial,
Herring being compelled, of course, to furnish a
bond. This is where Mr. Heath gets in the case.
He was surety on the bond. The injunction was
dismissed, and Herring lost his case, but Mr.
Porter claims in his petition that he was put to
considerable annoyance, to say nothing of the
expense in fighting ihe case in court. He had to
employ a lawyer and this, with the incidentals,
cost him in the neighborhood of $100, so he
brings this suit to recover the sum of $109.08
damages, and names the signer of the bond as a
party defendant.
GOOD REPORT FROM LAUTER CO.
(Special to The Review.)
Newark, N. J., October 12, 1905.
The Lauter Co. report a splendid demand for
their product, and state that they are behind on
both wholesale and retail orders, despite the fact
that several departments are working overtime
in order to try and keep up with the great de-
mand. When seen at the factory to-day, Presi-
dent Charles E. Cameron said: "There is a cry-
ing demand from dealers for every one of the
various styles we manufacture. This is espe-
cially true of Style 7 upright and Style 8 player
piano. The praise that the latter has elicited
during the past few weeks is very gratifying, for
this instrument is the result of long and hard
work, and is, in our opinion, the superior musi-
WEAVER CO. SECURE FIRST PREMIUM.
At the annual fair held in York, Pa., October 2
to 7, 1905, the first premium for the best trades
display was awarded to the Weaver Piano Co.,
of York, Pa. The award was based largely on
the merits of the Weaver pianos.
The Weaver organs and pianos were also ex-
hibited at the Grangers' Picnic at Williams
Grove, Cumberland Co., Pa., at the Milton Fair,
and a number of other local fairs throughout the
State of Pennsylvania, and they were received
everywhere with the greatest interest. The
Weaver piano is steadily increasing in popularity
wherever sold, and the manufacturers have good
reason to feel proud of their progress.
FORBES PIANO CO.'S BIG ORDER.
The E. E. Forbes Piano Co., Birmingham, Ala.,
have placed an order for five carloads of pianos
to meet the demands of their trade this fall.
Their line includes the Chickering, Kranich &
Bach, Everett, McPhail, Emerson, Krell-French,
Smith & Barnes,, Harvard and others. Reports
from this institution are that never in the his-
tory of their business has the outlook been so
promising as this year. Their territory includes
virtually the entire State of AlaLama.
PIANO MAN FOR MAYOR OF CINCINNATI.
Harry L. Gordon, president of the Crippin &
Beinkamp Piano Co., Cincnnati, O., has been
nominated for Mayor of that city on the Repub-
lican municipal ticket. Mr. Gordon is a gradu-
ate of De Pauw University, and a prominent law-
yer. He has served as Lieutenant-Governor of
Ohio, and has occupied many positions of emi-
nence in the political world. His nomination for
Mayor was by acclamation and his election is a
certainty, as the city is strongly Republican,