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VOL. XLVL No. 1 3 . Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman BUI at 1 Madison Ave., New York, March 28, 1908.
EXPORTS OF AMERICAN PIANOS.
EASTERK
HEMISPHERE.
"Europe—Spain, Italy, Russia, England, Hol-
land, Denmark, Germany, France, Poland.
Some of the Difficulties in Sending Pianos to
"Africa—Teneriffe, Egypt, South Africa.
Foreign
Countries—Baldwin
Co.'s
Big
"Asia—India, Syria.
Foreign Trade—Their Product Sent to All
"Australia—New South Wales, Queensland,
Parts of the Civilized World.
New Zealand.
"Pianos for export, especially to the tropical
In the course of an interesting article on the
export trade of this country, a writer in The and very moist climates, require special treat-
Enquirer, of Cincinnati, O., says: "The export ment. For example, all glued parts must be re-
of American pianos to foreign countries presents inforced by rivets, the action must be sewed and
many difficulties unknown to other branches of special protection against dampness provided."
the export commerce. There is not only the
strenuous competition of manufacturers from all
CONNECTICUT PIANO MEN TO MEET.
parts of the world to be met, climatic conditions
Annual Meeting on April
to be overcome, but all the characteristics of the Association to Hold
16, 1908.
different nations to be considered, as each of
them has its own conception, its own taste re-
(Special to The Review.)
garding the piano, so far as construction and
New Haven, Conn., March 24, 1908.
exterior appearance go.
The executive committee of the Connecticut
"But there are two features in the considera- Piano Dealers' Association met last week at the
tion of the instrument which are thoroughly New Haven House and arranged for the annual
cosmopolitan: First, tone quality is not only meeting of the association to be held Thursday,
desired, but appreciated and understood by every April 16, in this city.
civilized nation. Second, durability and relia-
Among those present were Milton Weil, Water-
bility must be shown to the purchaser in China bury; A. W. Skinner, Waterbury; Alfred Fox,
as well as to the native of Missouri, and the Bridgeport; Charles H. Loomis, New Haven; M.
buyer in South Africa appreciates the value of Sonnenberg, New Haven; R. Steinert, New
his dollar as well as the buyer in the United Haven; F. W. Guion, New Haven.
States.
A committee was appointed to arrange for the
"To be successful in the export market a piano entertainment of the State association on April
manufacturer must prove his ability and his 16, and a very enjoyable time is anticipated,
resources in every possible way, and the Ameri- which will include carriage rides and a banquet,
can manufacturer more so than any other. As and other entertainment for the out-of-town
compared with European makes the American dealers.
product is always more expensive, partly owing
to labor conditions, and partly to the more sub-
FOR INDUSTRIAL PEACE.
stantial mode of construction and exacting at-
Bill
Authorizing
a Committee to Call Confer-
tention to detail. The American manufacturer
ences in Great Industrial Crises.
must, therefore, prove to the export trade, first
of all, that the quality of his product is so su-
(Special to The Review.)
perior as to fully justify the higher price. The
Washington, March 23, 1908.
next step is to produce an instrument which re-
A
bill
introduced
in the House Friday author-
tains all the superior American qualities with a
izes
the
Industrial
Peace Committee, a body
construction suitable for the climatic conditions
created
by
the
Foundation
for the Promotion of
of the country to which export is contemplated.
Industrial
Peace,
which
was
chartered by Con-
Then, again, it becomes necessary to study the
gress
"to
call
conferences
in
case of great in-
taste of the people of foreign lands, and to bring
dustrial
crises
and
take
such
other
steps as in
the exterior of the piano into harmony with the
its
discretion
will
promote
the
general
purposes
surroundings into which it is to be placed.
of the foundation for industrial peace." The
"When the Baldwin Co. was awarded the Grand author of this measure is Representative Bar-
Prix at Paris, in 1900, the product attracted the tholdt, of Missouri, chairman of the American
eyes of the world. All the instruments exhib- group in the Interparliamentary Union, organ-
ited at Paris by this company were sold before ized to promote peace among nations.
the exposition closed and orders continued to
The Foundation for Industrial Peace came
come, and now their export business extends
into
being at the instance of President Roosevelt.
practically over all the globe.
The
money derived by the President from the
"The report of Dec. 31, 1907, of their export
award
to him of the Nobel prize, amounting to
department shows that during the year 1907
approximately
$40,000, was converted into a
shipments of their instruments have been made
fund
for
use
in
bringing about a better feeling
to dealers in 32 different countries, located in
between
capital
and labor. As a result the
all six continents, as follows:
Foundation for Industrial Peace was created.
WESTERN HEMISPHERE.
The Industrial Peace Committee is to consist
"North America—Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Puerto of sixteen persons, seven of whom shall be se-
lected from the board of trustees of the founda-
Rico, Jamaica.
"South America—Curacao, St. Lucia, Deme- tion. Of the nine other members to be selected
rara, Surinam, Barbados, Brazil, Argentine Re- by the trustees there shall be three representa-
tives of labor, three representatives of capital,
public, Chile, Peru, Ecuador.
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and three representatives of the general public.
The committee is directed to meet in Washing-
ton from time to time and arrange conferences
between representatives of capital and labor.
The provision of the bill directing that con-
ferences be held in Washington in times of in-
dustrial crises is mandatory, and for this reason
the measure may invoke opposition in Congress.
COUNTRY FINANCIALLY SICK
But Is Now Convalescing and Will be Stronger
and Healthier Than Ever Within a Short
Time Says W. H. Currier.
W. H. Currier, of the Whitney & Currier Co.,
Toledo, O., and vice-president of the Na-
tional Association of Piano Dealers, in discuss-
ing the financial and business situation recently,
likened it to the physical condition of man, suf-
fering its usual cleansing processes, and stated
as follows:
"Our country, from a commercial standpoint,
is a good deal like each individual person that
goes to make it up. We have our bad spells and
our good spells; at times we are sick and don't
feel well, and at other times we are well and
supremely happy. Just so it is with the entire
commercial world. For this reason I do not
attach any significance to the present dulness,
but am just as optimistic as I was when I
started in the piano business—well, many dec-
ades ago.
"This present financial flurry, according to my
notion, is a good deal like a case of typhoid
fever; it makes us pretty sick while it lasts,
but it manages to get out of the system a lot of
bad germs and bad bloom, so that the ultimate
result is extremely healthful. You seldom find
a person that has had typhoid fever that is not
healthier and stronger after having had it than
before he had it.
"That is just exactly the condition of our
financial industries to-day. They have been sick
and are just a little bit weak at present; how-
ever, they have passed the critical point and are
recuperating in fine shape. In a few weeks
most all effects will have disappeared and con-
ditions will be healthier than ever. Many lines
of trade have already entirely recovered from
the effects of it, but, as might be expected, the
piano industry is one. of the last to recover."
TAYLOR MUSIC HOUSE ORGANIZED.
The music business of H. V. Taylor, Waterloo,
Iowa, has been incorporated under the name of
the Taylor Music House, the incorporators being
M. W. Taylor, H. V. Taylor and O. R. Taylor,
they being elected president, vice-president and
secretary and treasurer, respectively. The capi-
tal stock is $20,000, one-half of which has been
paid in, and the business will be extended to
cover a much larger territory than formerly.
A Gabler grand piano has recently been pur-
chased for the famous Schlitz Palm Garden,
Milwaukee, Wis., which was remodeled during
the winter. The Flanner-Hafsoos. Piano Co.
closed the deal..