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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
and material, $1,235; 1 case pianos and material,
.pi,000; 62 pkgs. talking machines and material,
$362.
Pianos and Other Musical Instruments Shipped
Melbourne—11 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
Abroad from New York for the Past Week.
terial, $334.
Milan—7 pkgs. talking machines and material,
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(Special to The Review.)
$202.
Washington, D. C, August 8, 1906.
Para—17 pkgs. talking machines and material,
The following were the exports of musical in-
struments and kindred lines from the Port of $792.
Sheffield—62 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
New York for the week just ended:
terial, $362.
Antwerp—3 cases organ material, $175.
St. Kitts—1 case piano material, $160.
Barbadoes—1 case piano material, $150.
St. Petersburg—10 pkgs. talking machines and
Berlin—1 case musical instruments, $1,000; 39
material, $355.
pkgs. talking machines and material, $1,854.
Tampico—1 case pianos and material, $500.
Bremen—2 cases pianos and material,-$700; 7
Trinidad—5 cases organs and material, $191;
caces piano players and material, $700.
12
pkgs. talking machines and material, $208.
Bristol—115 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
Valparaiso—4 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $390.
Buenaventura—8 pkgs. talking machines and terial, $139; 5 cases pianos and material, $1,219;
14 pkgs. talking machines and material, $996.
material, $189.
Vera Cruz—20 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
Buenos Ayres—131 pkgs. talking machines and
terial, $624.
material, $4,307.
Vienna—4 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
Calcutta—3 cases pianos and material, $243;
terial, $100.
7 pkgs. talking machines and material, $337.
Callao—2 pkgs. talking machines and material,
GRINNELL BUYS JACKSON STOCK.
$248.
Cartagena—10 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
(Special to The Review.)
terial, $316.
Adrian, Mich., August 6, 1906.
Cardiff—55 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
On Saturday Grinne.ll Bros.' Music House pur-
terial, $429.
chased the entire stock of the B. F. Jackson Mu-
Coquimbo—2 pkgs. talking machines and ma- sic Co., moved the merchandise to their store at
terial, $201.
11 North Main street, and will inaugurate a big
Glasgow—9 pkgs. talking machines and ma- sale of the instruments, etc., at reduced prices.
terial, $376.
Included in this stock is a large quantity of sheet
Gothenberg—34 cases organs and material, music, also quite a line of stringed instruments—
$275.
banjos, mandolins, guitars, etc.
Hamburg—8 rolls music, $617; 231 pkgs. talk-
ing machines and material, $3,460; 17 cases
OVERTON CO. IN NEW QUARTERS.
pianos and material, $1,144.
Havana—1 pkg. talking machines and material,
The Overton Co., makers of piano stools aiul
$100; 4 cases pianos and material, $550; 12 pkgs. benches, formerly located at Saginaw, Mich.,
talking machines and material, $621.
have removed to 882-888 Wealthy avenue, Grand
Havre—2 cases pianos and material, $575; 4 Rapids, and largely increased their manufactur-
cases piano players and material, $510.
ing facilities. The Overton Co. are devoted ex-
Kingston—2 cases pianos and material, $390.
clusively to the manufacture of the above prod-
La Guayra—14 pkgs. talking machines and ma- ucts, and their removal to Grand Rapids tends to
terial, $529.
complete the list of furniture made in that city
Leipzig—1 case musical instruments, $300.
famous for its productions in wood. A hand-
Limon—10 pkgs. talking machines and ma- some new catalogue has been issued by the com-
terial, $266.
pany and will soon be distributed to the trade
Liverpool—12 cases organs and material, $600; throughout the country.
1 case pianos and material, $250; 2 cases pianos,
$420.
PREPARING FOR A LARGE TRADE.
London—11 cases organs and material, $2,302;
33 cases pianos and material, $6,610; 1,014 pkgs.
Weser Bros., of 520-528 West 43d street, are
talking machines and material, $13,447; 13 rolls making provisions for the largest fall trade in
rrmsic paper, $1,300; 17 pkgs. talking machines the history of their business. The styles which
they recently brought out have proved very ac-
ceptable to all of their dealers, and they will
continue them. Work on their new player is
progressing very favorably, and they expect to
have them ready for delivery the latter part of
September or the early part of October.
OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS.
Have You
Secured Space
at the
National Music Show
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
NEW YORK CITY?
September 19th to 27th 1906
J. A. H. DRESSEL, Manager
1 Madison Avc, New York
MAY LOCATE INJ^AWRENCE, KAN.
Weber Bros. Co.'s Offer Is Being Favorably
Looked on by People of That Town.
(Special to The Review.)
Lawrence, Mass, August 6, 1906.
P. H. Peirce was recently in Kansas City,
where he had another conference with the mem-
bers of the Weber Bros Piano Manufacturing Co.
The outcome of this meeting was that about
all the objectionable features the company made
to Lawrence some ten days ago have been elimi-
nated.
The proposition, as it now stands, is to capi-
talize the company for $250,000, of which $50,000
is preferred and $200,000 common stock.
It is proposed to sell $30,000 of this preferred
stock in Lawrence, and the company will give
$50,000 of common stock with it as a bonus. To
a purchaser of two shares of preferred stock will
be given three shares of common stock.
All the earnings of the company will go into
;i sinking fund to redeem the $30,000 of preferred
stock. The preferred stock will bear 7 per cent,
interest. The balance of $20,000 of preferred
stock that remains unsold will be placed in the
hands of the treasurer (to be elected by the
Ivawrence stockholders) until $30,000 is re-
deemed, then it is to be turned over to the com-
pany. The common stock bonus will share the
dividends of the company, after the $30,000 pre-
ferred stock has been redeemed.
JOUSSE'S MUSICAL CATECHISM.
(Special to The Review.)
Boston, Mass., Aug. 6, 1906.
The Oliver Ditson Co. are issuing a valuable
book, called Jousse's Musical Catechism, con-
taining the elements of music, a pronouncing dic-
tionary of musical terms and Schumann's rules
for young musicians. It is one of the most val-
uable books of their big series. The August Mu-
sician is out, with a fine list of special features,
including an article on the American conserva-
tory, by J. Lawrence Erb; Bach in America, by
Frederick S. uaw; The Parting of the Ways, by
Bmilie Francis Bauer; the make-up of a classical
orchestra, outdoor music, the development of
music, by Camille Saint-Saens, and a big music
supplement.
SCHIMMEL & CO.'S NEW FACTORY.
The new piano factory of Schimmel & Co.,
Faribault, Minn., is nearly completed, and, in
fact, some portions are already occupied. The
building is 50 by 80 feet, and three stories high,
and contains also the showroom and offices of the
company in addition to the manufacturing plant
An engine house, 30 by 40, adjoins the main
building.
PRIZES FOR SALESMEN.
LAKE PIANO READY IN THE FALL.
Needham, Mass., boasts of a piano factory
owned by F. E. Lake. The piano will be called
the Lake, and it is expected that they will be
ready for the market in the fall, as a number
are already in process of construction.
LABOR TROUBLE LIKELY IN CANADA.
It is rumored in Canadian music trade circles
that there will very likely be labor disturbances
in that field in the near future, as the workers
are contemplating making certain demands upon
the manufacturers. The latter have combined
for mutual protection, and if the issue is forced
the workers will meet a strong opposition. Dur-
ing the last two or three years the Canadian trade
has experienced a period of peace, but it seems
tne condition is too good to last.
Among the methods employed for encouraging
healthy competition among salesmen for the char-
acter (as apart from the values) of their sales
is one worthy of note, employed by a prominent
house. The credit man is empowered to offer
prizes to the salesman who has the cleanest busi-
ness. Each month the sales bulletin shows:
Men who had accounts placed for collection.
Men who had accounts overdue.
Men who had clean sheets.
Edwin B. Ware opened a new music store at
1105 N. Third street, Harrisburg, Pa., on Au-
gust 1. He handles pianos, small goods and
sheet music.
Charles H. Van Deusen, who has been con-
nected with the Charles H. Hickok Music Co.,
Poughkeepsie, N. Y., for the past two years, has
secured a position as manager of the Steinert
Andrew Hickenlooper, vice-president of the Music Co. in Pittsfleld, Mass.
Krell Piano Co., of Cincinnati, Ohio, was in town
A branch store has been opened in Richwood,
last week with his Pope-Toledo touring car.
After spending a few days here he made a tour O., by A. B. Smith, the music dealer of Akron,
that State.
of the New England States.