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VOL. XLVI. No. 16.
Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 1 Madison Ave., New York, April 18, 1908.
STARR CO.'S CLEVELAND HOME.
Have Taken Possession of Their Own Building
at 1224 Huron Road—Splendidly Equipped
—Various Styles of Pianos Made by This
Institution Displayed—Third Floor Has Re-
cital Hall Which Accommodates Four Hun-
dred People.
(Special to Tlie Review.)
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Cleveland, 0., April 13, 1908.
The Starr Piano Co. have moved from 736-738
Euclid avenue to 1224 Huron Road, into their
own building. It has a 40-foot frontage, with a
depth of 175 feet, four stories in height, and
practically fireproof. The offices are located on
one side of the first floor, and a platform, 12 feet
wide and 10 inches high, runs the length of the
other side. The platform is divided into sections
by ornamental chains, affording a separate space
for each of the company's different make of
pianos. The second floor has been divided into
several rooms. The first parlor for grand pianos,
the second for Richmond, the third for Starr,
the fourth for Chase and the fifth for Reming-
tons. A hallway on this floor leads from the re-
ception room in front to the passenger elevator
in the rear, and the different parlors open into
this hallway. The third floor has been divided
into a recital hall, having a seating capacity of
between three and four hundred and a parlor for
second-hand pianos. The fourth floor is set apart
for the .repair department and storage purposes.
The fittings and decorations throughout are
of the most substantial and ornate character.
The building itself, of pressed brick, with large
windows, is of modern, most pleasing design. It
is situated near the junction of Huron Road and
Euclid avenue, overlooking the avenue, adjoin-
ing the Winton automobile headquarters build-
ing, a few feet from the Hotel Euclid and a
stone's throw from the Union Clubhouse.
Contest—W. C. Whitney
Wald's.
abroad are ample enough to require an annual
visit from the general manager, but people in the
trade will hardly be satisfied with the statement
The Directing Head of the Mason & Hamlin
that Mr. Wright is going abroad just to say
Enterprise Will Leave for Europe June 1st—
"howdy" to his agents. No, no. They will be
What Great Artist Will Mr. Wright Bring
saying that he will have a card nicely tucked up
Over This Time?—Opportunity for Guessing.
his sleeve which will be played shortly after his
return to these shores. Who is it that he will
(Special to The Review.)
secure? What other great artist will be playing
Los Angeles, Cal., April 10, 1908.
A. M. Wright, general manager of the Mason & the M. & H. piano next season? That's the rub—
Hamlin Co., who, as announced in The Review, who will it be? Mr. Wright will keep us guess-
has been looking over his business interests on ing.
the Pacific slope, has been tarrying recently in
Los Angeles. I do not know whether Mr. Wright
PROVIDES PRISON PENALTIES
will be able to remain with us to take part in the
celebration which the coast cities will enjoy when For False Statements Made by Corporation
Officers—Bill
Introduced
Suggested by President o
(Special to The Review.)
Following
Plan
(Special to The Iteview.)
at Grune-
New Orleans, La., April 10, 1908.
Trade in New Orleans has been quiet since
Christmas, with occasional good weeks. Philip
Werlein lately finished with a contest, in which
the problem to solve was the rate of interest
charged when a "no-interest house concealed the
interest in the time-price." A piano was the first
prize, with the customary certificates.
Werlein's seems strange without the genial
presence of Honore Jackson, who has moved to
Cincinnati.
- Gruhewald's have had a good exhibit at the
Pure Food Show, and have gotten some live
prospects.
Warren C. Whitney, of the A. B. Chase Co.,
spent a few days here. The Grunewald sales-
men were immensely interested in his demon-
strations of the construction and artistic quali-
ties of the wonderful Artistano.
Junius Hart had a sale of pianos at "one-third
to one-half the regular prices." Mr. Simmons
says they did a large business.
$i.o C o 0 PER S VEAK. ENTS -
WRIGHT BOUND FOR EUROPE.
NEW ORLEANS TRADE BRIEFLETS.
Werlein
SINGL
A. M. WHKillT.
Evans' great armada heaves in sight next week.
We hope so, because Mr. Wright has many warm
friends on the Pacific Coast, and his welcome is
always warm.
While discussing business matters with him he
expressed himself in enthusiastic terms concern-
ing the record made here by Harold Bauer. I
may add that the papers on the Pacific Coast have
not hesitated to praise this great pianist in the
strongest possible terms, and the piano, too, came
in for a generous and well-merited share of
praise. The splendid qualities of the Mason &
Hamlin piano have been kept well to the fore-
front recently by the exploitation of the Wiley B.
Allen Co., who have done a large amount of ef-
fective and novel advertising.
I may give you a bit of news which perhaps
has not reached the East concerning Mr. Wright.
He is going to Europe about the first of June.
Now, will not that announcement set some of the
trade tongues to wagging? People will be ask-
ing, Who is Mr. Wright going over to secure this
time? Of course, the Mason & Hamlin interests
Washington, April 13
A bill introduced in the Senate to-daj-^jy Mr.
Curtis, of Kansas, and referred to the Judiciary
Committee, following to a certain extent the
Federal franchise plan advocated by the Presi-
dent, provides that all corporations doing an in-
terstate commerce business must register with the
Department of Commerce and Labor, giving full
information about their affairs and obtain a permit
to transact the specific business indicated; that in
issuing stock the officers of a proposed concern
must give out a detailed statement showing just
exactly what it is proposed to accomplish, and
providing a penalty of from $100 to $1,000 fine
and from thirty to ninety days' imprisonment for
officers making a false statement to procure the
sale of stock, the price of which the purchaser
may recover. If the full sum necessary to begin
business is not obtained within sixty days all
the money must be returned.
Other provisions are that the Department of
Commerce and Labor is to keep a list of stock-
holders and may examine the books of any cor-
poration at any time. One-tenth of the stock-
holders may call a meeting. Attempting to trans-
act business without a permit is made a felony,
punishable by a fine of not less than $10,000.
Corporation agents who make false statements in
order to facilitate trade are liable to a fine of
from $100 to $1,000, or from thirty days to one
year's imprisonment.
VOUGH IS VICTORIOUS
In a Very Hard Fought Competitive Battle.
(Soecial to The He view.)
Ithaca, N. Y., April 7, 1908.
Joseph F. Hickey, the local representative of
the Vough Piano Co., is doing some splendid
work in behalf of the Vough Changeable pitch
piano. In the face of the warmest kind of com-
petition, he has just sold two Vough pianos to
the Presbyterian Church, of this city.
The sale was concluded on the merit of the
changeable pitch, the committee deciding in
favor of the Vough on account of the two pitches
for church purposes.
F. E. Fehlman, a piano tuner, has joined the
ranks of piano dealers in Joliet, 111.