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THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
'Manufactured by Laffargue & Co.' This is cer-
tainly a step in the right direction, and whether
the amendments to the by-laws, embodying this
Discussed by Wm. L. Bush Who Notes Steady
phase of the situation, are carried at the next
Restoration of Confidence—Bridge & Sons'
convention or not, there are many sensible and
Big Business in Oshkosh—Compliments the
Stone Music House of Fargo for Their Enter-
well-established dealers who will adopt the pol-
prise—Discusses Pianos Made for Dealers—
icy, even independent of any action taken by the
Should Contain the Manufacturers Name.
members that may be adverse. Moreover, E. F.
Droop & Sens, of Washington, D. C, have in-
(Special to The Uevie-.v. >
formed me that they have adopted precisely the
Fargo, N. D., April 3, 1908.
same policy.
Among the distinguished visitors to this city
"From here I go to Minneapolis and St. Paul
this week was Wm. L. Bush, president of the and back to dear old Chicago," added Mr. Bush.
Bush & Gerts Piano Co., Chicago, who expressed "The recent blizzard, in the midst of which I
himself as much pleased at the decided improve- stepped from the Northern Pacific train, De
ment in business, and the restoration of busi- Luxe, was the most severe of the entire winter,
ness confidence, as compared with the conditions and coming directly here from the summer cli-
which prevailed last December and January.
mate of New Orleans and the Mardi Gras, where
He came here from Oshkosh, where he made the atmosphere ranged from 85 to 100 degrees,
his headquarters with Bridge & Son, the Bush & seemed like an actual transfer of seasons, in-
Gerts agents at that point, whose business, by stead of temperatures.
the way, for March exceeded in volume the com-
"I feel convinced there is everywhere a de-
bined months of December, January and Feb- cided indication of improvement, but I also find
ruary, with the largest percentage of cash sales it is due, in our line of business, to the almost
in the history of the house. While in Oshkosh inexhaustible resources and tremendous energy
the local papers devoted considerable space to of the men engaged in our line of industry,
Mr. Bush and warmly approved of his sugges- special sales, voting contests, puzzle contests and
tion to the Chamber of Commerce that with a removal sales seeming to hold almost absolute
sufficient amount of capital Oshkosh might be sway."
made a summer resort the equal of any in the
United States! He believed that it would be
OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS.
possible to secure a colony of one thousand cot-
tagers from Chicago alone. During his stay in Pianos and Other Musical Instruments Shipped
Oshkosh he entertained a party of friends with
Abroad from the Fort of New York for the
one of his inimitable entertainments at the Bridge '
Week Just Ended—An Interesting Array of
warerooms, assisted by Miss Swan.
Musical Specialties for Foreign Countries.
Mr. Bush is well pleased with the development
(Special to The Review.)
of the Stone Music House in this city, as well
Washington, D. C, April 6, 1908.
as with the growth of the city as a whole. The
The following were the exports of musical in-
equipment of the Stone establishment with its
convenient arrangement of rooms, piano par- struments and kindred lines from the port of
lors, private offices, sheet music and talking ma- New York for the week just ended:
Bremen.—1 case music, $112.
chine departments, has excited the warmest ad-
Callao.—2 pkgs. talking machines and material,
miration, and according to Mr. Bush, "It may
well be modeled after by any enterprising $254; 8 pkgs. talking machines and material,
$182.
dealer."
Cape Town.—6 cases organs and material, $240.
In a chat with Mr. Bush he said: "The mag-
Cooktown.—7 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
nificent banquet hall, music hall and splendidly
equipped studios, occupied by the Fargo College terial, $100.
Cristobal.—1 case organs and material, $100;
Conservatory of Music, only add to the general
interest that centers in this great establishment 35 pkgs. talking machines and material, $1,113.
Dantzig.—6 cases organs and material, $658.
controlled by C. R. Stone, and the results of the
Dunedine.—4 cases organ material, $150.
tremendous voting contest, which was continued
Genoa.—4 cases pianos and material, $150; 3
for four months prior to January 1, are in evi-
dence everywhere about the establishment. It is cases piano players and material, $345.
extremely gratifying to have C. R. Stone express
Glasgow.—1 case pianos and material, $250.
himself that as a result of three years' experi-
Hamburg.—2 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
ence in having the Stone piano made by the Bush terial, $120; 3 cases organs and material, $269;
& Gerts Piano Co. (and this fact advertised 15 cases music goods, $1,116, 38 cases piano
on the piano itself and under a separate catalog players and material, $8,835; 10 cases organs
of Stone pianos), he has profited to such an ex- and material, $410.
tent by pursuing this course, that he has re-
Hamilton.—1 case pianos and material, $125.
cently adopted another name, which he had Havana.—13 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
copyrighted years ago, that of Farstone, for an- terial, $1,012; 1 case pianos and material, $450.
other piano, which he is having made in another
Havre.—3 pkgs. talking machines and material,
factory. Upon raising the lid of this piano, I $151.
was especially gratified to find, under the copy-
Iquique.—1 case musical instruments, $150.
righted name, cast in the plate, the words:
Kingston.—2 cases organs and material, $107.
La Paz.—5 cases piano players and material,
$612; 9 cases organs, $360.
Liverpool.—10 cases organs and material,
$960; 6 cases piano players and material, $528;
3 pkgs. talking machines and material, $240; 31
cases organ material, $3,404; 6 cases organs,
$300; 3 cases music, $250.
London.—75 cases piano players and material,
$5,608; 18 cases organs and material, $515; 12
cases pianos and material, $4,713; 2 cases music,
are conscientiously made, good
$113; 113 pkgs. talking machines and material,
instruments; in other words, the
$6,612; 10 cases music, $625; 11 cases organs,
sweetest things out.
$636.
Mazatlan.—1 case pianos and material, $247.
Melbourne.—18 cases piano material, $908; 14
cases organ material, $335; 5 cases musical in-
struments, $571.
Milan.—4 cases organs and material, $254.
Para.—3 pkgs. talking machines and material,
$143.
RUDOLF PIANO CO.
Progreso.—10 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
458 E. 144th Street,
NEW YORK.
terial, $694.
Rangoon.—6 cases organs and material, $186.
CONDITIONS IN_TH_E NORTHWEST
RUDOLF
PIANOS
Rio de Janeiro.—1 pkge. talking machines and
material, $209.
Santiago.—1 case pianos, $300.
St. Petersburg.—35 pkgs. talking machines and
material, $2,102.
Turk's Island—1 case pianos and material,
$250.
Vienna.—27 pkgs. talking machines and mate-
rial, $967.
Warsaw.—3 pkgs. talking machines and mate-
rial, $162.
Yokohama.—14 pkgs. talking machines and
material, $2,733.
TRADE IMPROVEMENT IN MILWAUKEE.
(Special to The Uoview.)
Milwaukee, Wis., April 6, 1908.
Owing to the fact that there is a noticeable
improvement in the piano business in Milwaukee,
Wis., with excellent prospects for its continuance,
the various dealers are replenishing their stocks
quite rapidly. The Flanner-Hafsoos Piano Co.,
for instance, have received during the past week
large shipments of Gabler, R. S. Howard, Gordon
and other makes of pianos handled by them and
are now well prepared for the expected increase
in business.
A H. GREENE TO OPEN IN STTMMERVTLLE.
A. H. Greene, for several years a salesman for
James Bellak's Sons, of Philadelphia, has joined
with a silent partner in the firm of A. H. Greene
& Co., and will shortly open a music store in
Summerville, N. J. In the beginning he will
handle Hardman pianos, Victor and Edison talk-
ing machines, and will later add small goods and
sheet music.
HECHT & CO.'S SALE OF PIANOS.
Hecht & Co., the well-known department store
of Washington, D. C, claim to have sold over
450 pianos during 1907 and with an enlarged
department expect to exceed that number of sales
during the present year. Cosgrove & Mather are
the managers of the department and the follow-
ing lines are handled: Everett, Harvard, Need-
ham, Jacob Doll, Regal and Stodart pianos, and
the Needham, Regal and Stodart player pianos.
A. W. Brinkerhoff & Sons, Upper Sandusky,
O., have bought out the piano business of Hart
Bros., Bucyrus, O.
"DISTINCTIVELY HIGH GEADE"
66e CHRISTMAN
STUDIO GRAND
is the greatest success of the day.
It possesses a scale of rare even-
ness, a tone of remarkable sonority
and richness, with a quality that
is highly orchestral. Our latest
styles of Grands and Uprights
mark a decided advance in the art
of piano-making. We court inves-
tigation. Some territory still open.
CHRISTMAN SONS, Manufacture
FACTORT AND OFFTCK:
169-873 E u t 157th St.
KtW YOR.K
WARIROOHS'
35 W«at 14th St