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THE MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
9
TRADE NOTES FROM BALTIMORE.
that no injunction against infringement will be posited at the office of the Merchants' Associa-
given unless the plaintiff proves that he supplies tion of New York, Merchants' Association Build-
the patented article to the public at a reasonable ing, 66-72 Lafayette street, on arrival in New
Business Quiet on Account of the Very Hot
price and that the infringement has caused him York. Office open from 9 a. m. to 5.30 p. m.,
Weather—Factories, However, Are Busy,
substantial money loss in the United Kingdom, Saturdays included.
But Retail Sales Are Few and Far Between.
The return trip certificate, after it has been
and that damages would not be a sufficient rem-
edy. The insertion of this clause is with the countersigned by the proper official of the Mer-
(Special to The Review.)
object of checking the granting of injunctions, chants' Association, will entitle the holder to a
Baltimore, Md., July 8, 1907.
The sizzling weather of the past week has had which are obtained*all too readily in Canada also. return ticket at the reduced fare announced here-
in. To obtain countersignature of the Merchants
the expected effect on the piano trade in this
Association, holders of return trip certificates
city, with the result that most of the dealers
SPECIAL RATES_FOR DEALERS.
must be identified .by a resident member of the
report business to be very dull. While some few
sales are recorded they are rather few and far The Merchants' Association of New York An- association as merchants in good standing, their
buyers or members of their families. They must
nounce Their Regular Special Excursions
between. Vacations and half holidays on Satur-
also be non-resident members of the Merchants'
Over Various Lines Leading to New York—
day seem to be about the chief feature of events
Association of New York. While non-resident
among the clerks and office forces, and many of
The Details in This Connection.
membership, to which all merchants in good
them are preparing to spend a week or two at
the seashore or in the mountains. Even the
The Merchants' Association of New York have standing are eligible, costs nothing, merchants
high moguls of the various houses have been issued their annual circulars of reduced summer are responsible for any misuse of tickets issued
seized with the desire to spend some of the hot rates for merchants visiting New York and are on these reduced rates.
days away from the city, the consequence being enabled to offer special rates from a more ex-
that everything seems unusually quiet at the tended territory than in previous years. Reduced
different stores.
fares have been arranged for merchants and their UPTOWN AND DOWNTOWN TRADE COM-
PARED.
This is not entirely the case at the factories, representatives by the Merchants' Association of
New
York
from
Trunk
Line
Association
Territory
however, where the workmen continue to be quite
Since the hegira of the piano warerooms to
active getting out the many orders on hand. The (except from points less than one hundred miles the territory above Twenty-third street, New
from
New
York).
majority of these orders, however, have nothing
York, the tales of woe encountered with the
The rate is full fare to New York and one-third
to do with the local retail trade, but are for the
rapidly disappearing "carriage trade" are being
fare
returning,
the
return
trip
to
be
made
via
most part to fill the demands of the Western
related by the immigrants northward. The Re-
agents or to be sent abroad. From all indica- the same road over which ticket to New York view was an interested listener, while this story
was
purchased.
tions this brace of activity in the factory trade
was unravelled, an example of many others,
will continue well on through the summer, as
The Trunk Line Territory is as follows: From when asked what difference was noted between
there are still many more orders to be filled.
and east of Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Suspension the present and the old locations: "Toward the
While the regular trade of the firm of Wm. Bridge and Salamanca, N. Y., Erie (via Penn- end things got to be fierce, and the 'carriage
Knabe & Co. is rather dull, the special sale of sylvania Railroad) and Pittsburg, Pa., Bellaire trade'—always the most desirable for the class
those pianos which the firm desire to dispose of and Marietta, O., Wheeling, Parkersburg, Hunt- of people we and every other first-class piano
before they move into their new home continues ington and Kenova, W. Va., and points on and house are after—had almost disappeared.
to bring out a large crowd of bargain hunters. north of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, except
"Pretty nearly all the upper portion of the
The result of this is that many of the instru- New England and Canada. (New York, Ontario surrounding buildings had been converted int*
ments being sold at a discount of 10 per cent, dis- & Western Railway not included.) .
factories, and the outpourings of the operators
Tickets, with return trip certificates, good only at noon occupied the limit of the sidewalks and
appear each day and are placed in the homes of
those who have succeeded in obtaining exceed- from points in Trunk Line Territory, will be even debouched into the streets, so that no lady
ingly good bargains for a little money, consider- sold August 17th to 21st, inclusive, September 1st would trust herself in such a mob, many of
ing the class of instruments they buy. The firm to 5th inclusive. Certificates obtained in this whom were the typical anarchist in appearance,
still have a large stock of pianos on hand, but territory on other dates are worthless for return such as the comic papers depict. Thus the swear-
they are confident of getting rid of every one reductions. Certificates valid for fifteen days ing, pipe-smoking and general jam drove our
before they are ready to remove from the Lyric, from date of issuance.
trade away entirely.
which has been their headquarters since the big
A similar arrangement has been made from
"One day—and this is an actual fact—along
conflagration in 1904.
the Central Passenger Territory, the dates being
toward the noon hour, a wild-eyed, bareheaded
July
27th
to
31st
inclusive,
and
August
17th
to
The Knabe Co. will not be able to occupy their
specimen of the crowd rushed into our place, only
new headquarters at Park avenue and Fayette 21st inclusive, and return certificates being valid in a pair of trousers and a soiled, red undershirt,
street until the first of October on account of for thirty days from date of issue.
suspenders hanging down his back, and a half-
For the fall the Merchants' Association of New
the fact that the present tenants will be unable
dozen beer cans in his hands. As he got fairly
to get accommodations before that time. These York announces the following reduced fares from inside the door he shouted, 'Ain'd dis a beer
tenants have a lease on the building until that Vermont and Western Massachusetts, the rate saloon?' That was the limit, and then we con-
time. The work of altering the new building being one and one-third fare on the certificate cluded to hike to pastures new, where the wicked
to suit the Knabe people when they are ready to plan:
cease from troubling and the weary are at rest.'
occupy it with an entirely new line of pianos is
The special fare has been authorized from all It is such a relief to be here, and the outlook for
still going on and will be completed at the time points in Vermont reached by the Rutland Rail- trade is more than splendid from our point of
specified.
road and the Delaware & Hudson Railroad.
view."
In Massachusetts the Boston & Albany Rail-
The Stieff concern is still busy with the daily
concerts at the Jamestown Exposition. These road will make the special fare from all stations
'DRUMMERS" TO HAVE A GREAT TIME.
concerts prove more and more popular each day, west of, but not including, Springfield, with the
according to reports from Baltimoreans and other option of traveling to New York via the Chatham
The commercial travelers of the United States
visitors to the Exposition, who have heard them or Albany gateway.
The rates will be in effect from the territory are going to have a great time a t Dreamland,
and who have stopped for a period in this city
mentioned over the Rutland, Delaware & Hudson Coney Island, on August 13, when their famous
on the way to their homes.
Similar reports are given by members of the and Boston & Albany Railroads on August 17th outing will take place under the auspices of the
firm of the Sanders & Stayman Co., the Kranz- to 21st inclusive, September 1st to 5th inclusive, New York division of the Travelers' Protective
Association, and the New York and Brooklyn
with a return limit of fifteen days.
Smith Piano Co. and other local dealers.
The conditions under which the reduced fare councils of the United Commercial Travelers.
privilege may be taken advantage of are as fol- Governor Hughes and a number of notabilities
BILL REGARDING PATENTS.
lows: When buying ticket to New York obtain have been invited as guests of honor. There
A bill has been introduced into Parliament in from ticket agent a return trip certificate, which will be many tableaux and many of the distin-
Great Britain which provides that a patent is must be signed by buyer in the presence of the guished vaudevillians from Broadway are to be
only to be granted on the application of the true ticket agent, and countersigned by the latter. In present to tickle the risibilities of the traveling
and first inventor, whether alone or with others. the Central Passenger Territory this certificate men. The knights of the grip in the music trade
This will materially assist persons living in other must be the special form for the Merchants' industry are cordially invited to participate. The
countries than Great Britain to maintain their Association of New York meetings. TJie return publicity committee are making their headquar-
patent rights. Another provision of the bill is trip certificate is a voucher which must be de- ters at room 100, Victoria Hotel, New York.
THE
ERNEST A.
TONK
PIANO
E XTRAORDINARY
DURABILITY
A RTISTICDE S I G N
LIGHT AND
RESPONSIVE
Correspondence with active
dealers solicited.
William Tonk&Bro.
INCORPORATED
462-456 Ttnth Avi., Niw Ytrk