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THE
flUJIC TRADE
VOL. XLVII. N o . 1 5 . Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 1 Madison Avc, New York, October JO, 1908.
OUR EXPORT AND IMPORT TRADE.
Import Trade of Musical Instruments Shows
Decrease—Exports for tne Month Are Also
Smaller—Player
Shipments
Make
Fine
Record—The Figures in Detail Regarding
the Various Instruments Furnish Some Inter-
esting Particulars to Our Readers.
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PROGRESSIVE ST. LOUIS PIANO MAN
WINKLER PIANO CO. ORGANIZED
Is P. E. Conroy, President of the Conroy Piano
Co.—Now
Representative of the Knabe,
Foster, Brewster and Marshall & Wendell
Pianos.
To Take Over the Business of Gustave Winkler
With a Capital of $100,000.
One of the enterprising men of St. Louis, Mo.,
is
P. E. Conroy, president of the Conroy Piano
(Special to The Review.)
Co., and the newly appointed agent of the
Washington, D. C, Oct. 8, 1908.
The summary of exports and impoits of the American Piano Co. for the Saintly City. His
early years were spent in Boston, Mass., and
commerce of the United States for the month of
August, 1908, the latest period for which it has hearing Greeley's Call, "Go West, young man, go
been compiled, has just been issued by the West," he moved to Cincinnati, O., when he was
Bureau of Statistics of the Department of Com- nineteen years of age. After traveling for three
merce and Labor. The figures relating to musi- years in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky, he went
cal merchandise, including pianos, organs, piano to St. Louis in 1887 and established the piano
players and miscellaneous "small goods" in the firm of Conroy Bros., which was succeeded by
the Conroy Piano Co., P. E. Conroy, president,
musical field are as follows:
one of the large and progressive piano concerns
The dutiable imports of musical instruments
during August amounted to $96,041, as compared
with $172,885 worth which were imported the
same month of 1907. The eight months' total
ending August shows importations valued at
$762,630, as against $1,072,532 worth of musical
instruments imported dining the same period of
1907. This gives a decrease in imports for the
eight months ending August of $309,902. .
The import figures for the eight months' period
for the three years are as follows: 1906, $888,-
980; 1907, $1,072,532; 1908, $762,630.
The total domestic exports of musical instru-
ments for August, 1908, amounted to $192,408, as
compared with $263,127 for the same month of
the previous year. The eight months' exporta-
tion of musical instruments amounted to $1,951,-
279, as against $2,216,200 for the same period in
1907. This shows a decrease in expoits tor the
eight months ending August of $264,921.
The export figures for the eight months' period
for the three years are as follows: 1906, $2,018,-
868; 1907, $2,216,200; 19C8, $1,951,279.
Of the aggregate exportations in August there
were 737 organs, valued at $47,184, as compared
with 1,270 organs in 1907, valued at $69,509. The
eight months' total shows that we exported
6,381 organs, valued at $439,920, as against 8,124 in the Middle West. To-day the Conroy Piano
organs, valued at $580,976, for the same period Co. occupy one of the finest locations in St.
in 1907, and 8,117, valued at $571,716, for the Louis, corner of Eleventh and Olive streets, and
are one of the few cash piano houses in the
same period in 1906.
In August, 1908, we exported 196 pianos, valued country. Under the progressive management of
at $47,608, as against 231 pianos, valued at $54,- Mr. Conroy a most successful business has been
861, in August, 1907. The eight months' total ex- built up. In addition to Mr. Conroy's many du-
ports show 2,375 pianos, valued at $551,109, as ties as president of the Conroy Piano Co., he
compared with 2,401, valued at $583,982, exported was for five years president of the Edison Talk-
in the same period in 1907-, and 1,795, valued at ing Machine Co., of St. Louis, and is at present
vice-president of the Reliable Specialty Co., St.
$411,759, for the same period in 1906.
Of the aggregate exportations in August there Louis, which does a large agency business.
Mr. Conroy, who is now handling the Knabe,
were 122 piano players, valued at $24,357. For
the eight months' period, 2,089 of these instru- Foster, Brewster and Marshall & Wendell pianos,
is very enthusiastic over prospects for the com-
ments, valued at $548,382, were sent abroad.
The value of "all other instruments and parts ing season and predicts a heavy volume of busi-
'
.
thereof" sent abroad during August, 1908, ness. .
amounted to $73,199; in the same month of 19(17
the value was estimated at $73,521.
Joseph Le Gros, a piano maker of Ottawa,
The total exports for the eight months under Can., is said to be making up several sample
this heading foot up $411,918, as against $604,471 pianos for N. M. Des Chenes, of Fitchburg, Mass.,
exported during the same period of 1907, and and if they are well received by the trade, a
$591,162 exported during the same period in factory will be secured and manufacturing begun
1906. This shows a decrease of $182,553.
on a large scale.
I Special to The Keview. i
Trenton, N. J., Oct. 5, 1908.
The Winkler Piano Co., of this city, has been
incorporated to take over the business of Gus-
tave Winkler, piano and musical dealer at 219
East State street. The certificate of incorpora-
tion has been filed with the Secretary of State.
The charter gives the company the right to
acquire lands and erect a factory for the manu-
facture of pianos and to purchase or sell such in-
struments.
The office of the new company is located at the
present store, 219 East State street, and Gustave
Winkler is named as the agent upon whom pro-
cesses may be served.
The authorized capital stock is placed at $100,-
000, and is divided into 100 shares at a par value
of $100. The incorporators follow:
Gustave
Winkler, George G. Winkler and Harry E. Wink-
ler.
ALLAN'S MUSIC SHOP REORGANIZE.
The Australian Music House Register With
Capital of $750,000 to Take Over Business—
Have Long Represented Several American
Music Trade Concerns.
Allan & Co., Proprietary Limited, Melbourne,
Australia, have been formed to take over the
business of the same name and popularly known
as Allan's Music Shop, on Collins street. The
company have registered with a capital of £150,-
000; 20,000 preferred shares at £1 each, and 50,000
common shares at £1 each, all paid in, and 80,000
shares held in reserve. The reorganization was
necessitated by the increased business of the com-
pany, and the personnel of the management re-
mains the same: George C. Allan, chairman of
the hoard of directors, and Charles Tait being
managing directors, the other directors being
R. S. Couche, John H. Tait, and John R. Ferrier.
Allan & Co. handle Lyon & Healy small goods,
Estey organs and Witmark music, though their
pianos are chiefly of German make.
SUIT OVER PIANO CERTIFICATE
Decided in Favor of the Flory-Williamson Co.,
the Defendants.
In the case of G. M. Youmans against the Flory-
Williamson Co., Binghamton, N. Y., wherein
plaintiff contended that a certificate for $100
received in a dot-counting contest was a promis-
sory note for cash, Judge Wales decided that the
line "Pay to G. M. Youmans $100," upon which
the suit was based, was qualified by the following
line reading, "a personal credit of $100 on any
piano in our warerooms," and found for the piano
company.
John Messersmith, the piano dealer of Buffalo,
N. Y., has won considerable praise for his acting
of one of the leading roles in the musical comedy,
"Baron Bings," now playing at the Teck Theater,
that city.