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THE
REVIEW
flUSIC TRADE
VOL.XLV. No.26.
Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 1 Madison Ave., New York, December 28,1907.
E. S. CONWAY'S SPLENDID WORK
In the Interests of Chicago Effectively Set Forth
in Some Recent Remarks Before the Chicago
Association of Commerce.
OFFICERS DETROIT ASSOCIATION
SPECIAL RATES FOR DEALERS.
An Imposing Array of Pianos to Guide the
Destinies of the Local Association the Com-
ing Year—Condemn Private House Sales.
The Merchants' Association of New York An-
nounce Special Railroad Rates Which Go
Into Effect from February 29 to Mareh 18.
(Special to The Review.)
E. S. Conway, secretary of the W. W. Kimball
Co., Chicago, aside from his splendid work in
the interests of the National Piano Manufactur-
ers and Dealers' Association, has been a promi-
nent figure in every movement that has been
formulated for the advancement of Chicago. His
effective work as a member of the Deep Water-
ways Commission is now a matter of public
record, while in other movements for advancing
the industrial position of the city he has been
ever foremost.
At the recent meeting of the Civic Industrial
Committee of the Chicago Association of Com-
merce Mr. Conway opened the eyes of the busi-
ness men of the city to -some facts they had not
appreciated before, namely: That Chicago was
the greatest railroad center in the world; the
greatest convention city in the Western Hemis-
phere and the greatest food and clothing market
in the United States. Statistics proving these
and other points relating to the greatness of
Chicago and the State of Illinois were presented
in a most forcible and convincing manner by
Mr. Conway, who said in part:
"We are so entirely engrossed in keeping pace
with our personal affairs here in this bustling,
growing city," said Mr. Conway, "that we do not
know or appreciate what the development of this
united growth of ours really means in its de-
tails. We are actually ignorant of how im-
mense and important our city and state have be-
come."
Some of the points which Mr. Conway made
were as follows:
"The lake tonnage of Chicago is larger than
the combined tonnage of Boston, Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Galveston.
"Chicago ranks second in the cities of the
country in its bank clearances.
"In seventeen cities of 200,000 population or
over Chicago ranks among the seven lowest in
the percentage of arrests and the lowest in the
percentage of arrests for felonies.
"Chicago ranks first among the Lake pcrts in
receipts of grain and flour.
"Chicago is the greatest railroad center in the
world, with thirty-four roads converging here,
their total mileage being more than 40 per cent,
of the entire country's.
"There is little, if any, difference between Chi-
cago and New York proper in population.
"Illinois is now the second state in the Union
in the production of petroleum.
"Illinois has a coal area of over 40,000 square
miles, the value of coal production la~t year
be'ng $44,763,062.
"The annual fish catch of the Illinois River is
22,000,000 pounds, valued at $800,000, and the
ican city of Chicago's class.
The members of the Ways and Means Commit-
tee presented Walter H. Wilson, city comptroller,
with a silver loving cup as a token of apprecia-
tion of his rervices to the association and the
committee, of which he is a member.
SINGL E
$ a .oo°PER S VEAR: ENTS
Detroit, Mich., Dec. 23, 1907.
The Detroit Music Trades Association held
their regular meeting here recently, the chief
business being the election of officers for the en-
suing year. The following is a list of those
elected: President, H. T. Schmidt, of the Cable
Company; first vice-president, J. B. Mclntosh,
of the Clough & Warren Co.; second vice-presi-
dent, E. P. Andrew, of the Farrand Co.; third
vice-president, I. S. Crawford, manager of the
F. J. Schwankovsky store; fourth vice-president,
John McConalogue; treasurer, A. H. Howes, with
Grinnell Bros.; secretary, E. P. Andrew.
J. Henry Ling, the retiring president, was
tendered a vote of thanks for his faithful serv-
ices during the past year and the following reso-
lution was passed by the members present:
"The members of the association agree not to
permit any employe, or any other person, over
whom they have .any control to sell or offer for
sa'.e a piano from a private house or through
disguised liner column advertisements." This
sort of advertising has grown very largely in
our daily papers.
The next meeting of the association is
scheduled for January 7, 1908.
The Detroit piano men, fortunately, cannot
complain about the lack of benefits derived from
membership in the association, as many ques-
tions on trade ethics and other serious proposi-
tions have come up before it and been handled
in a decidedly skilful and satisfactory manner.
The Merchants' Association of New York to-day
announces that its application for merchants'
rates to New York during the spring buying sea-
son has been granted by the Trunk Line Asso-
ciation. The rates will be in effect on February
29th to March 4th, inclusive, March 14th to
March 18th, inclusive, with the customary fifteen
day return limit. The special rate for the round
trip will be one fare and one-third, effective
under the certificate plan.
Geographically and roughly described, the ter-
ritory of the Trunk Line Association is in New
York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Mary-
land, District of Columbia, and In Virgina, north
and on the line of the Chesapeake & Ohio Rail-
way. The concession does not apply from points
less than 100 miles from New York city.
In the course of a week or so the Merchants'
Association will be able to give particulars as to
the special fares to this city from Central Pas-
senger Association Territory—the Middle West—•
after which the reduced rate circulars will be
immediately printed and be ready for distribu-
tion by members.
SHIPPING PIANOS IN CARS.
The
Rules to be Observed by Manufacturers
Using This Method of Shipping.
The rules for shipping pianos in cars when not
boxed are as follows: "On carload shipments
the following conditions must be observed: Each
instrument must be covered (except bottom) with
paper hood and tarpaulin or rubber cover, and
PERMANENT INJUNCTION GRANTED must
be loaded on wooden shoes or frames of
sufficient height to free casters from car floor;
Against the Columbia Piano Co. in Favor of
two wood cleats extending not less than four
Winter & Co.
inches beyond each end of the instrument must
Winter & Co., the New York piano manufac- be attached thereto, one at top and one at bottom,
turers, have been granted a permanent injunc- with not less than two and one-half inch screws.
tion against the Columbia Piano Co., of Mount The cleats must be firmly secured to horizontal
Vernon, N. Y., restraining the latter company braces, screwed to sides and ends of car, the
from sealing or otherwise disposing of certain whole forming a framework running the full
Winter & Co. pianos' and player pianos in their length and width of car. Sufficient space must
possession without obliterating the original be left between instruments to prevent rubbing
names and trade-marks. The permanent in- or chafing. Except in cases of organs, melo-
junction takes the place of a temporary order deons, piano-playing instruments and claviers, it
issued by the Supreme Court on November 19.
is not compulsory that the strips must be fastened
In the affidavit submitted by the plaintiff it is to the instrument, and furthermore, if casters are
stated that after the fire in the Winter & Co. removed, it is not compulsory that same should be
plant on "June 13, 1907, the Columbia Piano Co. placed on shoe or frame. All cleats and bracing
made an offer for the damaged stock that Win- must be of hardwood lumber not less than one inch
ter & Co. could not use, stating that they desired in thickness and six inches in width. One empty
to make them up under their own name for box for return of wrappings and harness may be
renting purposes only. When the sale was con- included with C. L. shipments of upright pianos,
summated, a certain portion of the amount organs, melodeons, piano-playing instruments
agreed upon was paid in cash and a note given and claviers."
for tl?e balance. This note was not met at ma-
turity.
NOW THE CLARK MUSIC CO.
Winter & Co. subsequently learned that the
Columbia people were offering the instruments
The Clark Music Co. have succeeded the firm
as genuine Winter & Co. and Heller & Co. pianos of George W. Clark in Syracuse, N. Y., and a
and took immediate steps to obtain an injunc- formal nctice to that effect lias been sent out to
tion, which has just been granted,
the trade.