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$115,000 were imported into his consular district,
pianos of German make being preferred on ac-
count of the slightly lower prices. The local
Importers of Musical Instruments Will be In-
manager of an American export house will be in
terested in Rules Formulated for Govern-
the United States during June, and a personal
ment of United States Court of Customs
interview with him relative to the sale of this
Appeal—Will Be in Session All the Year.
class of goods would be much more satisfactory
and productive than correspondence. Names of
(Special to The Review.)
dealers in musical instruments in the consular
Washington, D. C, May 31, 1910.
The rules of the United States Court of Cus- district are also given in the report, which is
toms Appeals, formulated by the Treasury De- filed under No. 5,022 at the Bureau of Manufac-
partment last week will doubtless interest im- tures, Washington, D. C.
portsrs of musical goods, at least in part.
This court, as the trade are doubtless aware, is
VETERAN DEALER RETIRES.
final on customs cases on appeal from the respec-
tive Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal.
W. W. Killip, Geneseo, N. Y., Gives Up Busi-
Under Rule 3: "Processes to be issued from
ness at Age of 83—Sold Pianos for Over
this court shall be of such form and style as is
Forty Years,
in use in the Supreme Court of the United States.
After being in the retail piano business in
There shall also be a process to be issued to the
Board of General Appraisers, which shall be Geneseo, N. Y., for over forty years, William
called a mandate, and shall in terms direct the W. Killip has retired from business at the age
transmission to this court in proper cases of pro- of eighty-three years, though still a very active
ceedings taken and had before said Board of Gen- man. Mr. Killip has sold many pianos during
eral Appraisers." Rule 4 provides that "any his career and was especially successful with
party feeling aggrieved at any decision of the the Sohmer line, his leader. He was a true
Board of General Appraisers and entitled, under lover of the higher class of music and in his
the provisions of the act of Congress approved younger days achieved considerable local re-
August 5, 1909, or any amendment thereof, to nown as a teacher of singing.
have a review of said decision, may, within the
time fixed by said act or any amendment thereof,
PEASE RENTAL TRADE ACTIVE.
apply to this court for a review of the questions
Summer Season Opens Up Well—Tlie Petite
of law and fact included therein."
Grand a Favorite.
"The party seeking" a review of any appealable
decision of the Board of General Appraisers shall
file with the clerk a concise statement of the George A. Scofield, with the Pease Piano Co.,
errors of law and fact complained of," according 128 West 42d street, informed The Review this
to rule 5, "and a copy of such statement shall be week that while retail trade was a trifle off, their
served on the- collector or on the importer, rental business season had or.ene:i up with a
owner, consignee, agent, or attorney, as the case rush. In fact, they were obliged to turn away
may be, either by mail or by delivering the same several customers who desired Pease Petita
personally to the party to be served or to his grands, which they make a feature of with the
attorney, who shall have regularly appeared be- rental trade. The firm charge ?10 a month for
fore said Board of General Appraisers on or be- this style instrument, and this class of trade, he
fore the date of such application. Such service, pointed out, is worth striving for, as it places
in case of mailing, shall be by depositing in a the instrument in the homes of discriminating
post office a copy of such statement, in a sealed people—possible prospects. It, moreover, brings
envelope, plainly addressed to the party or at- in a good income on a rental basis.
torney, to be served at his place of business or
residence, with postage thereon fully prepaid."
TO EXHIBIT J AT_STATE FAIR.
The court will be in session every business day
of the year. All cases shall be placed on the Twin City Piano Houses Preparing to Make
Fine Displays at Minnesota State Fair—
calendar in the order in which they are received
Merchants Lease Large Space.
and shall stand for hearing and submission in
that order without notice. Arguments shall be
Practically all the leading piano houses in
limited to one hour on a side and not more than
two counsel on a side shall be heard in any case St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minn., will have
elaborate displays of their lines in the liberal
except by special order of the court.
arts building at the Minnesota State Fair, to
be opened, in the former city next September,
AMERICAN PIANOS IN AFRICA.
and will make special efforts to boom the twin
United States Consul Offers Some Information
cities as a piano center. An entire floor in the
on the Subject—Export
Buyer to Visit
new $250,000 grand stand has been turned over
America Next Month.
to the various business associations of the city
for their combined use during the annual State
An American consul in Africa reports, in reply fairs for the purpose of arranging displays by
to an inquiry from the United States, that during the local wholesale and retail merchants. The
the past year musical instruments valued at merchants have taken a five years' lease on the
building and their only other expense will be
for the ai ranging of their booths. The public is
admitted to the fair free of charge, and thus
large crowds are always assured.
RULES OF CUSTOMS COURT.
RUDOLF
PIANOS
are conscientiously made, good
instruments; in other words, the
sweetest things out.
RUDOLF PIANO CO.
347-349 Rider Ave.
NEW YORK.
L0CKW00D PIANO CO. ARE SHIPPING.
The Lockwood Piano Co., of 502 West Twenty-
fifth street, made their initial shipment the past
week and, to quote Arthur Tilgner, they have
further booked enough orders to keep them busy
for several weeks to come. They have also
closed with several new agents, which is most
gratifying, inasmuch as they have only been in
business but a short time. The firm will also
manufacture player-pianos and hope to get them
on the market in another week.
The Aeolian Co. have established a branch
store in Fort Wayne, Ind., with W. P. Chrisler,
recently with the Indianapolis store of the com-
pany, in charge.
As a progressive
piano dealer
you must be coming to realize, if you
have never done so before, how neces-
sary to the present-day demands of your
trade is a complete line of talking-ma-
chine and record supplies, as found in
Columbia Grafonolas, Columbia Grapho-
phones and Columbia Records.
To handle the Columbia line means
an extension of your business and an
increase in your profits through a gen-
eral heightening of public interest in
your business and an enlargement of
your clientele. Every instrument sale
means future sales, stretching out in-
definitely, from Columbia Double-Disc
and Columbia Indestructible Cylinder
Records, which every one of your Graph-
ophone customers is sure to come back
for, mouth by month.
The Columbia Grafonola "Regent," $200
Whatever else may be said, there is
no disputing the fact that the Columbia
Grafonola is the greatest thing in musi-
cal instruments ever introduced. The
watchword of our great advertising cam-
paign aptly and ideally describes it as
"the one incomparable musical instru-
ment—the one perfect, complete, unique
and most versatile entertainer." It
represents music, all branches of music,
and music only. Plainly speaking, you
need it in your business just as much
as we need you in ours, if not a little
more so.
People nowadays want a musical in-
strument that will play any sort of
music they may desire, and whenever
it suits them to hear it. You are one
of the people they will naturally look to,
to supply it. It simply remains with you
to get the profits the Columbia line will
bring you.
Columbia
PHONOGRAPH CO , GEN'L
Tribune Bldg., New York