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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
now denied, of making profit out of their trust,
but the administration of the trust, as to the case
of individual trustees, must be constantly kept
under the eye of some tribunal of the Govern-
ment. And in the reconstructed corporation, tan-
gible inducements ought to be given to the work-
men, the clerk, the employe of every kind, to ob-
tain proprietorship.
"I shall not attempt to point out in detail how
existing corporations shall be brought into the
new regime. Considering, however, that exist-
ing corporations depend largely on the public
from time to time to take their securities, espe-
cially their bonded securities, the probability is
that, as a matter of self-interest—in many cases
of life or death—existing corporations would be
compelled to conform their organization to the
reconstructed organization prescribed by the Gov-
ernment, for otherwise they would brand them-
selves as suspects.
"Then, too, within the respective powers of the
Nation and the States to prescribe the kind of
collateral that banks, insurance companies, and
savings institutions shall not take for loans, the
Nation and States could exert a leverage toward
the new order of things that could not be re-
sisted, for nearly every great corporation is a
heavy borrower from these financial reservoirs
of the people's wealth.
"The lesson of the New York election is that
without doubt the relation of the corporation to
the people is the question of the hour."
NEW CONCERN IN ELGIN, ILL.
(Special to The Review.^
Elgin, 111., Nov. 26, 1906.
Harvey L. West has purchased a one-half in-
terest in the W. S. Bayless music store located at
No. 7 Spring street, and the firm will begin do-
ing business under the new name the first week
in December. The stock will be increased con-
siderably, and a repair shop for pianos, organs
and pipe organs will be opened in the basement
of the building. They will make a specialty of
repairing musical instruments, of refinishing
cases and tuning. Mr. West has been employed
by Lyon & Healy, the Baldwin Piano Co., and the
John Church Co.
J. Gordon Morse, the much-sought-for piano
man, was arrested in Montana last week. As
previously stated in The Review, Mr. Morse was
wanted on charges of forgery by the police of
Madison, Wis., and other cities.
A. P. Pierce has leased a store in Brodhead,
Wis., and will put in a stock of musical goods
at an early date.
TRADE NEWS FROM BALTIMORE.
Retail Trade Much Improved This Week—
Good Reports from Ambassador Grass—A.
W. Eisenbrandt Honored—Pianola Recital
Attracts—Saint-Saens Recital—Other Items.
(Special to The Keview.)
Baltimore, Md., Nov. 26, 1906.
There ha 1 ? been a deeded increase in the local
trade during the past week, and the dealers are
very much pleased over the outlook for the com-
ing month. While business during the present
month has been good, the dealers throughout the
city claim that it was not what it should have
been, and, consequently, they were somewhat dis-
appointed with the business, and were rather in-
clined to take a pessimistic view of the situation.
The increased demand for high priced pianos still
continues, and several of the dealers report that
they are having considerable trouble getting the
cheap piano off their hands, as all the Baltimore
public now seems to care for is the very best in-
strument that can be purchased. As has been the
case for the past months the manufacturers are
still behind hand, and are having strenuous
times catching up with their orders.
William Knabe, of William Knabe & Co., re-
turned from New York yesterday, where he had
sojourned for the purpose of superintending the
opening of the new warerooms in that city. Mr.
Knabe has been the recipient of many congratu-
lations from his friends over the excellent show-
ing the firm have made with their new ware-
rooms.
George N. Grass, traveling representative for
the Knabe house, is touring the Southwest for
the firm, and reports that the Knabe piano busi-
ness is excellent. He will return by way of Cin-
cinnati and St. Louis.
"Business has considerably improved," said Jo-
seph M. Mann, of the Gilbert Smith Piano Co.,
"and I am getting my share of the trade." Geo.
P. Phelps, of the Brockport Piano Co., makers
of the Capen piano, was a visitor at the Gilbert
Smith Piano Co., yesterday, and the guest of Joe
Mann. Mr. Phelps has just returned from Rich-
mond, Va. Alfred Meinberg, traveling represen-
tative of the Biddle Piano Co., New York, was
also a visitor.
A. W. Eisenbrandt, of H. R. Eisenbrandt Sons,
Charles and Lexington street, was recently ap-
pointed by Mayor Timanus, of Baltimore, a mem-
ber of the Board of Supervisors of City Charity,
to succeed Henry Steffens, deceased. Mr. Eisen-
brandt served four years in the Second Branch
of the City Council, and is now a member of the
Free Public Bath Commission.
Everything points to a record breaking attend-
ance at the piano recital to be given by Camille
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Saint-Saens, the celebrated French composer, at
the Lyric on December 8 for the benefit of the
Vacation Lodge. This will be the composer's
only appearance in Baltimore during his present
American tour, and all the music lovers are going
to take advantage of the opportunity.
An excellent concert was recently given by the
Sanders & Stayman Piano Co. for the purpose of
demonstrating the work of the Pianola. The pro-
gramme included Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody,
No. 14; Liebestraume, Paganini Etude, Faust
Valse, Grand Galop Chromatique and Verdi-Liszt
Rigoletto Paraphrase, while the orchestrelle gave
Memories of Versailles and Communion in G.
There was a large audience present, and the num-
bers were repeatedly encored.
J. H. Williams, of the Stieff Piano Co., says
business has picked up considerably, and that
local trade as well as wholesale business is good,
and far better than he at first expected. "The
remarkable increase in the sale of high-priced
pianos," said Mr. Williams, "is very pleasing, and
we are having some difficulty in selling the low
priced pianos we have in stock. During the past
week we have sold at least a half dozen pianos,
and they have all been expensive instruments."
Professor Emanuel Wad, who plays the Knabe
piano, will give a recital at the Peabody Institute
Friday afternoon. He has chosen a programme
rich in interest, containing as it does many well-
known masterpieces and a number of works that
will be heard for the first time at these recitals.
REMARKABLE DEMAND FOR GRANDS.
(Special to The Review.)
Newark, N. J., Nov. 27, 1906.
A feature of the Lauter trade for the past
week has been the remarkable demand for grand
pianos. Orders have been coming into the con-
cern from all parts of the country, and the most
agreeable feature of these is that many are re
peat orders from dealers who but lately took
their first grand and are delighted with it.
The Lauter Style 28, mission player-piano is
also decidedly popular, and it is evident that
there is a growing class of piano buyers who
wish a piano in mission style to match the wood
work of music rooms. This instrument was
especially designed for this purpose, the com-
pany undertaking to match exactly the wood-
work in every given instance.
Trade in all the Lauter retail stores for the
past week has been exceptionally heavy. P. F.
Campbell, secretary of the company, states that
the total of business for 1906 will far exceed the
total for 1905.
Charles A. Borst, the Lauter's eastern travel-
ing man, is now in New England. He finds the
demand exceptionally good, especially for
player-pianos.
ABSOLUTE CONTROL OF TEMPO
NOT AFFECTED BY THE PEDALLING IS ANOTHER
OF THE MANY SUPERIOR FEATURES OF THE
MASTER (PLAYER) PIANO
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