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THE
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flUJIC TIRADE
V O L . XLVII. N o . 2 . Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 1 Madison Jhrc* New York, July 11, 1908.
sold several grands. A new hotel, which is being
erected at Farmer street and Cadillac square, he
expects to swing a little business in his direction
That Projected Music
Building—The
Early
and help out his particular district.
Closing Movement in Detroit—Several Kim-
George D. Howell, floor manager at the Kim-
ball Grands Disposed of—Secretary Gen-
ball store, has gone to Roanoke, Va., for a ten
nett on an Automobile Tour—Recent Visi-
days' vacation.
tors to the City—Other Items of Interest.
F. E. Rowe, of the Kimball headquarters at
(Special to The Review.)
Chicago, has been in the city for a few days.
Detroit, July 7, 1908.
E. R. Longhead, of Hallet & Davis Co., Bos-
It is not at all likely, from the present atti- ton, was here for a few days.
tude of Detroit music dealers, that the real es-
W. F. Thorns, of the Starr Piano Co., in De-
tate dealer's project to erect a music building troit, spent July. 4 at Richmond, Ind., visiting
will materialize, at least not until he hits upon the Starr factory. He reports that the factory
a site more pleasing to the dealers whom he is is running full force, full time and is behind on
trying to interest in the matter. The intention orders.
was to erect a big building at Monroe avenue and
Clarence Gennett, secretary of the Starr Piano
Farrav street. In a few years that will probably Co., is coining through Detroit this week with
be a fine location, because business is trending a party in an automobile, bound from Richmond,
east and west from Woodward avenue to a greater Ind., to Muskoka Lakes, Ontario, for a vacation
extent. But the dealers, who for years have trip.
been withstanding the continual raise in rents
F. C. Fassett, dough & Warren Co. man of
and in turn have profited so long by the Splen- Ashtabula, 0., came into headquarters with a
did location on the main thoroughfare and have good batch of orders.
for long been educating the public to that thor-
The Clough & Warren Co. are working on a
oughfare, have a sort of conservatism which new player case design.
clings to Woodward avenue and prevents their
Manager J. B. Mclntosh is in Buffalo.
taking up readily with the music building en-
terprise at the suggested location.
BRITAIN'S NEWj^ATENT LAW
E. P. Andrew, manager of the Farrand Co.'s
retail store, says that while he would like more Will Not Extend Time Limit as Requested—
suitable quarters he does not want to leave
Americans Abroad Would Have United States
Woodward avenue at present. He said he be-
Pass Provision Like England's—Is Proving as
lieved that if the building project were allowed
Effective as the Tariff in Stimulating Home
to rest for a while some enterprising real estate
Trade,
man will finally put up a building on Woodward
avenue.
The representations made by the United States
All Detroit music stores closed all day the and Germany asking an extension of the time
Fourth of July, and this is their first observ- limit beyond August 28, when England's new
ance of an all-day summer holiday. The tend- patent law is to go into effect, have proved un-
ency among all dealers is toward shorter work- availing.
ing hours and more holidays. A new 10-hour
President of the Board of Trade Churchill
store law recently was enacted in this State and definitely informed the House of Commons last
the Labor Commission is now enforcing it. This week in this connection that the Government had
law, however, applies merely to boys, under 18 no intention of proposing fresh legislation to
years, and women. However, the law and its en- modify the sections of this law to which foreign
forcement is not distasteful, and there has been patentees have taken objection.
considerable agitation in favor of the Saturday
This new British law compelling the manu-
half-holiday. The music men are talking of it facturer of patented goods within the United
now, and it is believed that all but one are in Kingdom, in order to protect the validity of
favor of the pla'n.
.
.
.
patents issued by the Government, has caused
I. L. Grinnell was having a fine time in Salt representatives of American manufacturers in
Lake City, on his way to the Pacific coast, when London to discuss the propriety of the United
last heard from by his brother, C. A. Grinnell, States Government enacting a similar law.
of Grinnell Bros.
Jacob Heilborn, representative of a Boston con-
Percy Guest, in charge of the Grinnell Bros, cern which was among the first to establish a
small instrument department, says that he has factory in Great Britain for the protection of
had two good orders for instruments for cam- its patents, has just returned from the Continent,
paign bands, one from Hudson and one from where he discussed the question with prominent
Rochester, Mich.
members of the American Chambers of Com-
Max Strasburg, manager of Grinnell Bros, merce in Berlin and Paris. He has also been in
phonograph department, is at Atlantic City at- communication with Oscar Straus, Secretary of
tending the convention.
Commerce and Labor, in Washington, and with
E. P. Andrew, of the Farrand store, says that other cabinet officers, senators and members of
while business has been very poor in the last few Congress. Mr. Heilborn said:
"The subject
days the June average is almost up to normal.
comes up at a most opportune time, as it is prac-
W. W. Radcliffe, manager of the W. W. Kim- tically settled that there will be a readjustment
ball Co., says that while collections have kept of the tariff very soon.
up fairly well new cash business hay been lack- • "Why could not a law similar to the new
ing in the last week. However, lie reports he. Brjtish statute compelling foreign patentees to
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work their patents in America be enacted a t the
same time? When the question is thoroughly
understood in the United States there will be a
popular demand for a revision of the American
patent law to conform with the regulations al-
ready in force in so many European countries.
If this were done it would result in employment
being found for millions of workers.
"The position England has taken up in 1his
matter is so apparently sound economically and
has proved so efficacious in forcing foreign manu-
facturers to produce patented goods in the coun-
try offering protection to the patent that it
seems logical that the United States government
shall follow suit, particularly in view of the in-
creased popular demand for a lowering of the
tariff.
"Such action could not be regarded as in any
degree retaliatory, as it has proven itself to be
so successful where introduced that it only seems
logical that the United States will be quick to
see its economic value."
MORE IDLE CARS IN USE.
The Fourth Decrease in Two Months, 36,720,
Officially Reported.
The report of the-American Railway Associa-
tion giving the number of idle freight, cars in the
country on June 24, made public yesterday,
showed that during the two weeks from June 10
to June 24, there was a decrease of 36,720 in the
number of surplus cars. Just about one-third of
this represented decrease in the number of idle
box cars. The improvement was by no means
uniform the country over. In the New England
States there was an increase in the number of
idle cars, while the Middle Western States showed
substantial decreases.
There were on June 24 a total of 312,847 idle
cars in this country and Canada on the roads
reporting to the American Railway Association,
compared with 349,567 on June 10, and with a
maximum of 413,338 on April 29. The decrease
reported yesterday was the fourth consecutive de-
crease in two months, or a total reduction of 100,-
491 idle freight cars. The resumption of mining
in parts of the bituminous coal fields, which were
idle during most of the month of April, was the
first important factor which operated toward a
decrease in the number, while more recently the
increased demands for box cars, much of it seem-
ingly connected with the crop-moving require-
ments, has further decreased the idle list.
GOSS MUSIC CO. INC0KP0RATED.
The F. O. Goss Music Co., Columbus, O., was
incorporated last week, with a capital stock of
$5,000, to deal in pianos, organs and other mu-
sical instruments. Directors—A. J. Ward, C. M.
Schroeder, Roscoe T. Stanber, L: Heilman and
R. S. Retter.
John D. Pease, of the Pease Piano Co., 128
West 42d street, and family are spending the
summer at Madison, Conn. Mr. Pease owns a
trim motor boat, and he spends considerable of
his leisure time sailing, etc His goodly coat of
tan proves this,