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THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
"Of course, Noah wouldn't have made a success
of the ark if the animals hadn't found that he ad-
Pianos and Other Musical Instruments Shipped
vertised facts. Noah said that a flood was com-
Abroad from the Port of New York for the ing, and it came. He also said that he would
Week Just Ended—An Interesting Array of
care for the animals in the ark, and he did it.
Musical Specialties for Foreign Countries.
"But to apply Noah's case to modern times, and
particulary to pianos, it is important to you, Mrs.
(Special to The Review.)
Housewife, that you know the facts when you buy
Washington, D. C, April 13, 1908.
a piano. Be sure that the advertisements you
The following were the expoits of musical in- read state facts. You would be greatly grieved
struments and kindred lines from the port of and disappointed if a year after the purchase you
New York for the week just ended:
found that the piano was not what it had been
Amsterdam—39 cases organs and material, advertised to be."
$1,678; 4 cases organs and material, $164.
Antwerp—>2 cases pianos and material, $725.
BUY THE MATTHEWS CO. BUSINESS.
Berlin—10 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $411.
The Curtice-Baum Co. Purchase the Stock and
Buenos Ayres—3 cases piano players and ma-
Accounts as Well as Many Agencies—Busi-
terial, $922; 23 cases pianos and material, $2,890;
ness Will Continue at Old Address.
56 pkgs. talking machines and material, $1,445;
(Special to The Review.)
i! cases piano players and material, $445; 8 cases
Omaha, Neb., April 12, 1908.
music goods, $969.
The Curtice-Baum Co. have purchased the en-
Calcutta—2 cases organs, $100; 2 cases organs,
tire stock of the Matthews Piano Co., together
$100.
Callao—6 cases pianos and material, $678; 1 with the accounts of that company, the entire
deal involving about $50,000. The purchase in-
case music goods, $184.
Carthagena—3 pkgs. talking machines and ma- cludes a number of wholesale agencies in Iowa,
Nebraska and Wyoming, as well as the local
terial, $285.
Colon—4 cases pianos and material, $740; 5 store, which will be continued at its present loca-
pkgs. talking machines and material, $114; 1 tion on Harney street, in addition to the Cur-
tice-Baum Co.'s own store at 16th and Harney
case musical instruments, $102.
streets. About 200 pianos were invoiced in the
Corinto—1 case pianos and material, $265.
Matthews stock, including Weber, Mehlin, Henry
Florence—2 cases pianos and material, $400.
& S. G. Lindeman, Steck, Foster & Co., Ludwig,
Geuoa—3 cases pianos and material, $345.
Glasgow—5 cases musical instruments, $3,000. Vough and other makes of pianos, together with
Guayaquil—4 pkgs. talking machines and ma- the Cecilian player-piano, those being left after
the Matthews, retiring sale, which was held re-
terial, $122.
cently. The retirement of E. R. Matthews,
Hobart—18 cases organs and material, $625.
Hamburg—1 case pianos and material, $300; 22 owing to ill-health, was announced last week in
cases organs and material, $740; 5 cases pianos The Review.
The regular line of the Curtice-Baum Co. in-
and material, $253; 2 pkgs. talking machines and
clude the Chickering, Everett, Kurtzmann, Pack-
material, $134.
Havana—5 cases piano players and material, ard, Sterling, Starr, Harvard and other makes,
$368; 3 pkgs. talking machines and material, with which they have had great success during
$170; 7 cases pianos and material, $107; 6 cases the six years they have been in business J. E.
pianos, $657; 8 pkgs. talking machines and ma- Baum and R. P. Curtice constitute the firm.
terial, $232; 2 cases piano players and material,
PACKARD BUSINESS ACTIVITY.
$215.
Havre—54 pkgs. talking machines and ma- Williams Brings Good Orders from Pacific Coast
terial, $1,090.
—200 Packard Organs for England.
Helsingfors—7 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $468.
The Gazette, Fort Wayne, Ind., last week pub-
Liverpool—12 cases organs and material, lished the following item regarding the Packard
$1,952; 25 cases organs and material, $477; 3 Co., one of the leading industries of the city:
cases organs, $440; 5 cases music, $534.
"Music is a luxury, and yet in the present so-
London—15 cases organs and material, $493; called money stringency the Packard Co. has re-
55 pkgs. talking machines and material, $2,869; ceived two of the largest orders filed since the
35 cases piano players and material, $10,500; 9 panicky season commenced. This alone would
cases music, $660.
indicate that better times are close at hand, at
Melbourne—8 cases organs, $269; 3,654 pkgs. least indications point that way, and if the re-
turn to normal conditions with the Packard Co. is
talking machines and material, $30,072.
Milan—5 pkgs. talking machines and material, a criterion for other industries Fort Wayne will
fare admirably in future business.
$147.
Puerto Barrios—2 pkgs. talking machines and
"Orders for the early delivery of eighty-five
material, $173.
high-grade pianos to points along the Pacific
Rio de Janeiro—7 cases piano players and ma- Coast have just been received, and in addition to
these instruments 200 organs have been engaged
terial, $1,025.
Rotterdam—30 cases organs and material, for delivery at England. O. W. Williams, of the
Packard Co., has returned from the Pacific Coast,
$817..
and he is more than pleased with the prospects
Santos—1 case pianos, $438.
Stockholm—2 pkgs. talking machines and ma- of the future. In speaking of his trip and the
outlook for business, Mr. Williams said:
terial, $131.
St. Kitts—1 case piano material, $220.
" 'Everything beyond the slope, and on this
Trinidad—18 pkgs. talking machines and ma- side for that matter, has shown a gradual return
to normal conditions. In the sale of musical in-
terial, $243; 1 case organs and material, $230.
Vera Cruz—10 pkgs. talking machines and ma- struments I found little trouble in placing the
Fort Wayne product, as the above order would
terial, $268.
Vienna—8 pkgs. talking machines and ma- indicate. When there is a good demand for
pianos other industries usually are enjoying a
terial, $216.
fair output.' "
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NOAH AS AN EXPERT WITNESS.
E. E. Trower, manager of the Jenkins' branch
store in St. Joseph, Mo., goes back to the time of
the flood for inspiration in preparing advertising
copy, and he certainly hits the nail on the head,
as is evident in the following:
"Noah was the first man to advertise. It was
he who advertised the Flood, and it came out all
right. The fellows who laughed at the advertise-
ment got drowned, and it served them right.
BATTLE OVER REPOSSESSED PIANO.
When W. A. Gourlay, of the Gourlay Bros.
Piano Co., Lincoln, Neb., attempted to repossess
a piano at 1429 R street recently, a battle royal
immediately ensued between the piano dealer
and his men and the occupants of the house in
which the piano was located. Mr. Gourlay came
out of the fray with a badly cut face, and one of
his men was also injured.
EDWARD LYMAN BILL
Publisher
No. 1 Madison Avenue, New York