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VOL.XLIV. No. 17.
Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 1 Madison A v c , New York, April 2 7 , 1 9 0 7
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AMENDMENT TO_HOTEL LIEN LAW.
PIANO TRADE IN OUEENSLAND.
WM. P. DANIELS RESIGNS
Another Amendment in the Interest of Hotel
Men Introduced in Albany the Passage of
Which Will be Watched With Interest by
Piano Men Throughout the State.
Market Controlled by Germany Because of the
Difference in Price.
As Secretary and Director of the Mason & Ham-
lin Co. to Become Assistant Secretary of the
Manhattan Trust Co.—Resolutions of Regret
and Good Wishes Adopted by the Company—
Mobart M. Matteson to Succeed Him.
(Special to The Keview.)
Albany, N. Y., April 20, 1907.
An important amendment to the Stanley Hotel
Lien law has been introduced in the Legislature,
which will doubtless interest piano men who are
fighting so hard to amend the existing lien law
which gives a hotel keeper priority over the ven-
dor or seller of a piano that has been sold on
conditional sale to the hotels' debtor. The amend-
ment reads as follows: "That the keeper of a
hotel, boarding house or lodging house may make
any payments and perform any acts on behalf of
his guest that may be necessary to perfect the
right of such guest to such chattels, and the
lien thereupon shall extend and cover such chat-
tels as fully as if they belonged to such guest
when first brought on the premises."
RECORD OF SLOW FREIGHT DELIVERY.
The limit of slow freight moving seems to have
been reached in the case of some goods shipped
by G. M. Ott & Bro., piano dealers, of Akron, O-,
who are suing the Erie and Wheeling and Lake
Brie Railroads for $325 damages. In October,
1906, the Steubenville agents of the company de-
livered a piano and a box of legs at the freight
station in that town for delivery in Akron. The
goods were delivered in March, nearly six months
after, and without leaving the State at that.
DARLINGTON & CO. WILL HANDLE PIANOS.
In the Darlington & Co. million dollar depart-
ment store to be started in Brooklyn, N. Y., which
was recently incorporated, there will be an elab-
orate and up-to-date piano department.
McARTHUR PIANO CO. HOLD "OPENING."
The McArthur Piano Co. have succeeded to the
piano business of John McArthur & Son, of Aber-
deen, S. D., which was founded in 1879. The new
firm held their opening last Saturday. The Mc-
Arthur Piano Co. are incorporated under the laws
of South Dakota.
SMITH & NIXON IN NEW QUARTERS.
The Smith & Nixon Co., whose store at 650-52
Fourth avenue, Louisville, Ky., was destroyed by
fire recently, causing a loss of $17,500, have
opened for business at 622-624 Fourth avenue.
The loss to stock is fully covered by insurance.
INCREASE CAPITAL STOCK TO $200,000.
The Daynes-Romney Music Co., Salt Lake City,
have filed an amendment to their articles of in-
corporation, increasing their capital stock from
$150,000 to $200,000, and authorizing the issu-
ance of $75,000 in preferred stock.
In a fire in Port Elgin, Ont., last week a num-
ber of buildings were destroyed, among them be-
ing M. J. Muir's music store.
(Special to The Review.)
Washington, D. C, April 20, 1907.
In writing of the piano business of Queensland,
Australia, Special Agent H. R. Burrill, says:
"The low-price, low-grade pianos of Germany con-
trol the Queensland market. In 1905 the value
of these instruments imported was approximately
$125,000. The figures for 1906, according to the
customs authorities, will show a considerable in-
crease. Probably $15,000 will cover the value of
the American pianos imported into Queensland
in 1906. The importers and dealers of Brisbane
and other cities of this state ascribe the prefer-
ence for German pianos almost entirely to the
greater cost of American makes. The market is
an attractive one, and it would be well for the
piano manufacturers of the United States who
are interested in export trade to make a care-
ful investigation of its possibilities."
According to Mr. Burrill, the value of the
pianos imported from the United States during
1905 was $10,000; organs, $3,500; and small in-
struments, $7,500.
JANKE MUSIC CO. ENLARGE QUARTERS.
(Special to The Review.)
Houston, Tex., April 20, 1907.
The Janke Music Co., at 615 Main street, of
which Charles E. Solomon is president, have en-
larged their music warerooms, the trade in musi-
cal instruments and merchandise having grown
so large that increased space became necessary.
The firm will devote the entire first floor to this
class of the business, having secured the floor
above for a piano wareroom. Among the pianos
handled are the Mason & Hamlin, Mathushek &
Son, Conover, Estey, Cable, Kingsbury, Strohber
and others. The firm have been established over
20 years, and have gained the respect and patron-
age of the musically inclined people of this sec-
tion.
ENGLISH AND AMERICAN BAILEY PIANOS.
The Gibbons Piano Co., Worcester, Mass., re-
cently took in exchange for a new piano an Eng-
lish piano built by Bailey, of London, in 1802.
The piano was placed in the show window with
a 1907 Bailey, and the contrast well illustrated
the century's progress in piano making.
PIANOS DONATED FOR MASONIC FAIR.
Among the donations for the Masonic Temple
fair held in Washington, D. C, were three pianos
from different dealers, an Autopiano from O. S.
De Moll & Co., an R. S. Howard Co. piano from
Sanders & Stayman.^and a Stieff piano from
Charles M. Stieff.
(Special to The Review.)
Boston, Mass., April 22, 1907.
At a special meeting of the board of directors
of the Mason & Hamlin Co. held this day at the
office of the company in this city, the resignation
of William P. Daniels as secretary and director
of the Mason & Hamlin Co., to take effect May
15 prox., was presented and accepted. Hobart
M. Matteson, present treasurer of Mason & Ham-
lin Co., was made secretary. The following reso-
lution was offered and unanimously adopted:
"Resolved, That William P. Daniels' resigna-
tion be accepted, but with sincere regret; that
while he is going from us, we desire him to carry
our best wishes for his future success in the new
field he has chosen, and that this expression of
our feelings be spread on the minutes of this
meeting."
On May 15, 1907, Mr. Daniels becomes assistant
secretary of the Manhattan Trust Co., of New
York City. The many friends of Mr. Daniels in
and outside the music trade industry will extend
best wishes for his success in his new sphere of
duty.
GREAT ACTIVITY WITH ESTEY ORGAN CO.
Frederick I. Smith, with the Estey Organ Co.,
of Brattleboro, Vt., paid a visit to the New York
factory the fore part of the week. Mr. Smith
stated that the factory in Brattleboro was run-
ning full force to keep up with orders, regular
and duplicate.
E. A. KIESELHORST VISITS NEW YORK.
E. A. Kieselhorst, of the Kieselhorst Piano Co.,
St. Louis, Mo., was a visitor to New York the past
week. After calling at several factories, he
made a flying trip to Boston, Mass. Mr. Kiesel-
horst reports business as most satisfactory, and
added that there was no reason why the dealers
should not close a banner season.
RECENTLY INCORPORATED.
The Him Piano Co., Springfield, 111., have in-
corporated with a capital of $25,000 for the pur-
pose of dealing in musical instruments. Direct-
ors: J. S. Keyton, H. D. Rosenberg and J. R. S.
Gandry.
HARPER RETIRES FROM HILLSTROM CO.
A. L. Harper, treasurer
of Chesterton, Ind., has
company to O. L. Leeds,
ered his connection with
of Hillstrom Organ Co.,
sold his stock in the
the president, and sev-
the concern.
CHANGE IN AUGUSTA, GA.
Wick Bros., the piano dealers of Highland, III.,
are interested in a new organ factory being
erected in that town. It is said a sample instru-
ment has already been constructed and. has proven,
very successful.
The Thomas & Barton Co., piano dealers of
Augusta, Ga., have been succeeded by the Barton
Furniture Co., who will handle furniture in con-
nection with the line of musical goods,