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CONCRETE FLOOR SAVES PLANT.
Beckwith Organ Co. Can Thank It for Es-
cape of Factory from Serious Fire.
(Special to The Ileview.)
Louisville, Ky., July 29, 1907.
But for a concrete floor which separates the
first and second floors, the Beckwith organ fac-
tory, situated at 29th and Chestnut streets, would
have been damaged to the extent of thousands of
dollars by water last night. Fire was discovered
on the second floor in the filling room, and the
alarm sent in by telephone at 9.15 o'clock by W.
11. Wagner, who lives a block away from the fac-
tory. Thousands of gallons of water were thrown
by the fire department on to the second floor, but
the concrete floor prevented it from sweeping
through to the first floor, where the offices and
salesrooms are and a number of organs prepared
for shipment are stored.
The fire originated from a leaking benzine
can, and was confined to the filling room on the
second floor. William Boes, the night watch-
man, discovered the'fire and sent in the alarm
from the firebox in the building. However, the
first notice that the fire department received came
over the telephone from W. R. Wagner. Mr.
Wagner heard the children in the neighborhood
screaming and ran out to see what the trouble
was. They showed him the blaze on the second
floor, and he hastened home and called up the
fire tower.
Mr. Hill places the loss at seven or eight hun-
dred dollars. "If the water had reached the first
floor," said Mr. Hill, "the damage would have
run up into the thousands, as it would have de-
stroyed a number of organs stored below and
the office would have been inundated. As it
was, the concrete floor confined the damage to
the filling room."
The fire lasted about thirty minutes, and was
under control a few minutes after the water was
turned on.
NEW BILL OF LADING.
Hearing on the Uniform Bill of Lading W i l l
Take Place October 1 5 — I f Approved Bill
Goes Into Force January 1, 1908.
October 15 is the date set by the Interstate
Commerce Commission for the hearing on the
proposed uniform bill of lading, the text of
which was made public at the request of the
Illinois Manufacturers' Association, and which
reads as follows:
"
Railroad Co. Received subject to
classification and tariffs, in effect on the date of
issxie of this original bill of lading at
,
1907, from
, the property described below,
in apparent good order, except as noted (contents
and condition of contents of packages unknown),
marked, consigned and destined as indicated be-
low, which said company agrees to carry to its
usual place of delivery at said destination, if on
its road; otherwise to deliver to another carrier
on the route to said destination. It is mutually
agreed, as to each carrier of all or any of said
property over all or any portion of the said route
to destination and as to each party at any time
interested in all or any of said property, that
every service to be performed hereunder shall be
subject to all the conditions, whether printed or
written, herein contained (see conditions on back
hereof), and which are agreed to by the shipper
and accepted for himself and his assigns as just
and reasonable. In issuing this bill of lading
this company, with respect to the portion of the
route beyond its own line, acts only as agent, and
agrees to transport only over its own line.
"Nothing herein contained, however, shall be
construed as exempting the initial carrier from
the liability, if any, imposed upon it by law for
loss, damage or injury not occurring on its own
line or its portion of the through route or oc-
curring after said property has been delivered
to the next carrier.
"If the word 'order' is written in connection
with the name of the party to whose order the
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property is consigned, the surrender of the
original bill of lading, properly indorsed, shall
be required before delivery of the property. In-
spection will not be permitted on order bills of
lading unless permission is indorsed on the
original bill of lading or given in writing by the
shipper. If the word 'order' does not so appear
the bill of lading is 'not negotiable' and said
property may be delivered without requiring
such surrender."
A number of conditions concerning the lia-
bility of carriers on their own and foreign roads
are connected with the form.
The new bill of lading, if approved, is to be-
come effective, on January 1, 1908, and at the
hearing carriers will be called upon to show
why the proposed form is not a just regulation
and should not be adopted.
$500
AN INDEX OF GOOD TIMES.
Signs to Which Piano' Men Can Lean Upon
When Considering Trade Prospects.
(Special to The Review.)
Chicago, July 29, 1907.
Increasing savings deposits in the banks here
are the best indication of the prosperity of the
working classes, and proves that there is plenty
of surplus cash to buy pianos. Since May there
has been an increase of $2,000,000 in local savings
deposits, which are $163,300,000, or the largest
known, on which the banks are paying 3 per
cent, per annum. This shows that even in the
face of high prices for living, and the increasing
cost of supplies, and the disposition to enlarge
expenses in raising families the working classes
are able to put away money.
They are getting higher wages than at any
previous time, and while there are certain classes
who never save anything, the figures presented
indicate that the provident class are increasing
their bank accounts. Some are buying bonds, but
those who seek security are relying upon the
banks for a small but sure return on the money
they put away. There is one savings bank here
that has had a steady increase in its savings ac-
count of $500,000 a month for the past two years,
and is maintaining that average at present.
THIS IS CERTAINLY A RECORD.
Regarding the freight delays a letter which
speaks for itself recently appeared in the col-
umns of a New York daily. It read as follows:
"Sir—In regard to your recent editorial headed
'The Way to Regulate Express Companies,' I beg
to inform you that Anderson & Co., of Fulton
street, Brooklyn, shipped a piano by freight from
the Flatbush avenue freight depot for Sag Har-
bor fifteen days before the piano reached Sag
Harbor, while if it had been shipped by the Long
Island Express Co., of the Long Island Railroad
Co., it would have arrived at the Harbor the next
day. Why this great difference in time of freight-
age? you may ask. The reply is: To ship it by
express costs $7.50, but by freight only $2.50.
The delay is purposely made so as to drive ship-
pers to use the express.
" T H E ONE WHO HAD IT STOPPED."
Passenger trains make the run from Brooklyn
to Sag Harbor in less than five hours.
NO EARLY CLOSING IN KANSAS CITY.
Quite some controversy has resulted from the
attempts to establish an early closing rule
among the Kansas City, Mo., piano houses, and
the salesmen are a sore lot. All dealers with
the exception of one house had agreed to close,
but that one absolutely refused to do so, conse-
quently all stayed open. Other schemes were
blocked by various dealers, hence 10 o'clock Sat-
urday night is closing time in Kansas City.
C. J. SCHEIMANN RETURNS FROM EUROPE.
C. J. Scheimann, treasurer of the Packard Co.,
Fort Wayne, Ind., who has been spending a
lengthy vacation in Europe, arrived in New
York last week, homeward bound.
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