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MUSIC TRADE:
REVIEW
guage. It may be mentioned that no matter
how well a Mexican business man may under-
W. H. Lehman, of Des Moines, Removes to De- stand English, he rarely enters into a transac-
partment Store—Line to be Greatly Aug- tion that may involve him in loss unless the
proposition is made in his own tongue. Th^ law
mented.
obliges him to keep his books in Spanish; no
(Special to The Review.)
document written in a foreign language is ad-
Des Moines, la., Sept. 14, 1908.
mitted in court unless accompanied by a trans-
W. H. Lehman, the well-known piano dealer, lation which has been certified to as correct;
has announced that he will move to new quar- and no matter how well a public official may
ters in the Grand department store at an early understand English he will transact business
date, where he will occupy the entire fourth only in Spanish.
floor of the building, having one of the largest
It having been suggested that casinos, clubs,
piano stores in the State.
chambers of commerce, boards of trade and so-
In addition to the large line of pianos now cieties, places where business men congregate,
tarried, a number of new lines will be added as would be the proper places for the display of
soon as the change is made, which is to be advertising matter, a careful canvass of this
soon. Mr. Lehman is the oldest piano dealer in consular jurisdiction has been made with the
the city, having located here over forty years object of furnishing the names of all such or-
ago, and been constantly in the business in Des ganizations, so that merchants, manufacturers,
Moines ever since. For some time the pi - esent editors, and commission merchants may address
quarters at 905 Walnut street have been too their publications direct to these societies. The
small for a constantly growing business, and it names are on file with the Bureau of Manufac-
has been known for some time that Mr. Lehman tures and may be obtained upon application.
was considering a change of location.
IOWA DEALER ]N_NEW OUARTERS.
THE STONY PATH OF MAN.
Described in Unique Card Recently Sent Out
by J. B. Mclntosh, of dough & Warren Co.
A very clever article, entitled "A Man's Life,"
has been published on a neat card by J. B. Mc-
lntosh, manager of the Clough & Warren Co., De-
troit, and distributed among the piano dealers.
The item contains some truths regarding man's
passage through life that will appeal strongly
to more than one dealer.
"A man's life is full of crosses and tempta-
tions. He comes into this world without his
consent and goes out against his will, and the
trip between the two is exceedingly rocky. The
rule of contraries is one of the important fea-
tures of the trip. When he is very little the big
girls kiss him, and when he gets big he
kisses the little girls, and some of the big ones,
too. If he raises a large family, he is endorsed
by the President, but if he raises a small check
he is a thief. If he saves money, he is a miser,
and if he spends it he is a spendthrift, and if
he loans it he is a non compos mentis.
"If he is in politics it's for graft; if out of
politics you can't place him. If he doesn't give
to charity he is a stingy cuss; if he does, it's for
show. If he dies young he had a great future
before him, and if killed in an explosion he
missed his calling. The road is rocky, but man
loves to travel.
"A fine piano will help to make a man's life
more in harmony with the good, the noble, and
the true, and will make the rough places smooth.
Buying the right kind of piano at the right kind
of price, from the right kind of people, makes
him neither a chump, a thief, a bad manager,
nor a spendthrift, but all who come into his
presence will be made happier and brighter, and
instead of being a stingy cuss his neighbors and
customers will rise up and call him blessed.
"Give this a think, and when our representa-
tive calls on you and talks piano, give him a
look over and 'make a noise like an order.'"
HARDMAN
PIANO
Also owning and operating E. G.
Harrington & Co., manufacturing
The
HARRINGTON PIANO
The
HENSEL PIANO
OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS.
Pianos and Other Musical Instruments Shipped
Abroad from the Port of New York for the
Week Just Ended—An Interesting Array of
Musical Specialties for Foreign Countries.
(Special to The Iteview.)
Washington, D. C, Sept. 14, 1908.
The following were the exports of musical in-
struments and kindred lines from the port of
New York for the week just ended:
Belfast—59 pkgs. talking machines and mate-
rial, $261.
Berlin—15 pkgs. talking machines and mate-
rial, $146.
Bocas Del Toro—2 cases musical instruments,
$139.
Bombay—15 pkgs. talking machines and mate-
rial, $335; 17 pkgs. talking machines and mate-
rial, $717; 2 cases pianos and material, $385;
7 pkgs. talking machines and material, $500.
Bradford—25 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $119.
Bremen—4 cases organs, $147.
Buenos Ayres—4 cases organ material. $115.
Colon—1 case pianos and material, $300.
Hamburg—8 cases pianos and material, $527;
3 pkgs. phonograph goods, $130.
Hong Kong—9 pkgs. phonograph goods, $183.
Liverpool—4 cases organs and material, $337;
84 pkgs. talking machines and material, $377;
109 pkgs. talking machines and material, $466.
London—29 pkgs. phonograph goods, $758; 8
cases piano material, $3,700; 5 cases organ mate-
rial, $330; 111 pkgs. talking machines and mate-
rial, $2,638; 8 cases piano players material, $2,-
400; 12 pkgs. talking machines and material,
$318.
Manchester—155 pkgs. talking machines and
material, $691; 125 pkgs. talking machines and
material, $531.
Moscow—10 cases piano players and material,
$2,450.
Para—2 cases piano players, $436; 1 case
pianos and material, $245; 1 case organs and ma-
terial, $400.
ADVERTISINGJN MEXICO.
' Puerto Barrios—4 pkgs. talking machines and
Importance of Having All Circulars and Cata- material, $125.
Rio de Janeiro—4 cases pianos and material,
logs Intended for That Country Printed in
$285; 21 pkgs. talking machines and material,
Spanish.
$812.
Some more good advice to those who contem-
Sanchez—2 cases pianos and material, $549;
plate entering the Mexican field through corre- 9 pkgs. talking machines and material, $692.
spondence and circulars has been given by Con-
Shanghai—1 case organs and material, $106.
sul William W. Canada, at Vera Cruz. Accord-
Sheffield—50 pkgs. talking machines and male-
ing to Mr. Canada all communications intended rial, $188.
for Mexican business men should be in Spanish,
Strassburg—5 cases musical instruments, $145.
for strictly business and legal reasons. He says:
Sydney—59 pkgs. phonograph goods, $8,970;
In view of the fact that the publication of
1 case musical instruments, $107.
trade journals, catalogs, circulars, business regis-
Yokohama—4 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
ters of manufacturers, and so much other adver- terial, $198.
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tising matter is virtually flooding this country,
attention should again be called to the necessity
Schuler Bros, have secured the agency for
of printing such literature in the Spanish lan- the Clough & Warren Co.'s line in Buffalo, N. Y.
"HARDMAN, PECK & CO.
have been going ahead with immense
strides, and have made themselves
a National factor in the industry by
the extent and importance of their
output and the high quality of their
goods.
"They are constantly making
friends and admirers for their line
among the best houses in the busi-
ness and have solidified that respect
by their brainy and businesslike
treatment of their agents."—Music
Trades.
HARDMAN
HARRINGTON
HENSEL
AUTOTONE
The Piano ALL Can Play
Write us as to
territory and prices.
HARDMAN, PECK & CO.
EmtmbllrnhBd 1342
FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK