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THE
TRADE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA.
General Piano Business Excellent Since the
Holidays—Montelius Piano House Have At-
tractive Establishment—Pianos and Organs
from All Parts of the World Handled by
Piano Dealers in Victoria—A Live Center.
(Special to The Review.)
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to customers and friends a large wall map of the
State of Texas, divided into counties. Sufficient
space was found along the borders of the map
for a list of the pianos handled by the company,
which include the Everett, Harvard, Gabler and
Kroeger pianos, Everett-Cecilian and Farrand-
Cecilian player-pianos and the Electrelle. An ex-
terior view and an interior view of the company's
store are also shown.
Victoria, B. C, Jan. 22, 1910.
Business in Victoria and throughout British
HENRY FREY WITH^WESER BROS.
Columbia generally has been as good, if not
Becomes General Superintendent of This Well-
better, since the holidays than before. This ab-
Known New York Establishment on Feb-
normal condition is not confined to any one piano
ruary 7.
house, but all state that business is steadily
growing better, with high class goods in demand.
Henry Frey, who for the past fifteen years
It now looks as if the present year will be one of has been connected with the practical depart-
the best ever enjoyed by the piano trade in this ment of the piano industry has been engaged
section.
by Weser Bros., the well-known piano manufac-
The Montelius Piano House is now in line with turers of New York, as general superintendent of
a full force. George Werner, formerly with their business, entering on his new position Feb-
Fletcher Bros., is in charge. The establishment ruary 7. Mr. Frey has been associated with
is very attractively fitted up. The show windows several prominent piano manufacturers, and
are large, with two turntables for displaying more recently was with the Autopiano Co. as
pianos. The furnishings throughout are in good superintendent, having been previously con-
taste. There are special piano parlors on the nected with Kohler & Campbell. He is splendidly
main floor as well as up-stairs and a depart- equipped to fill the important position for which
ment devoted to talking machines with sound- he has been engaged. His knowledge of all
proof demonstration rooms. Mr. Montelius, Sr., branches of the piano business as well as ability
was here for the opening, and stayed until every- to manage and control large forces of men
thing was running smoothly. He has returned to should enable him to score a success in his new
Vancouver with a very pleasing report as to busi- domain of activity.
ness in this city. While the Montelius piano
house reports selling a large number of pianos
INCOME OF CORPORATIONS.
the opening week, the other piano houses—
Fletcher Bros., M. W. Waitt & Co., Ltd., Hicks & Attorney-General Says It Includes Interest on
U. S. Bonds Owned by Them.
Lovick and Bleasdale & Co., enjoyed a splendid
business also. In fact this agreeable condition
(Special to The Review.)
has prevailed right up and into the new year.
Washington, Jan. 21, 1910.
As a matter of fact there is no reason why the
Any of the 400,000 corporations in the United
stores in British Columbia should not sell pianos,
as they are representing instruments from all States which own United States bonds and draw
parts of the globe. For instance, M. W. Waitt & interest thereon will have to include this interest
Co., Ltd., carry the Steinway, Mason & Hamlin, in the net income on Which they are taxed by
Kohler & Campbell, Nordheimer, Heintzmann, the new corporation tax law. Attorney-General
New Scale Williams and Dominion pianos, the Wickersham has submitted an opinion to Com-
Brinsmead piano of London, Autopiano of New missioner of Internal Revenue Cabell, in which
York, organs made in Canada and Japanese or- ho says:
"In computing the amount of the gross income
gans manufactured in Japan. They also handle
the Victor, Edison and Zonophone machines from corporations owning United States bonds should
tne United States, and talking machines made in include the interest thereon, and that such in-
London and in Paris. The Montelius people terest shoiud not be deducted from the gross in-
handle the Knabe, Kranich & Bach, Chickerinafc come for the purpose of ascertaining the net in-
Milton and one or two other makes manufactured come, which serves as a basis for computing the
in the United States. The Bell is their Canadian amount of taxes to be paid."
leader, with one or two other pianos made in
IOWA DEALERS WIN APPEAL.
Canada. They also handle talking machines.
State
Railroad Commissioners Hold That Mini-
Fletcher Bros, represent the Behning pianos
mum Tariff Cannot be Enforced Inside the
and player-pianos of New York, and the Gerhard
State—Means About 50 Per Cent. Saving
Heintzmann and other Canadian makes. Tney
for Dealers.
also handle the Estey pianos and organs, and in
talking machines the Columbia.
Following the recent appeal made by the piano
Hicks & Lovick are the Aeolian agents,
handling the pianola line, and the Mason & Risen, dealers of Iowa against the excessive rates
FranK Stanley and a few other pianos manu- charged by the express companies on organs and
piano-players, the State Railroad Commissioners
factured in Canada.
Bleasdale & Co. handle the Gourlay pianos and have ruled that after February 25 the minimum
charges provided for in the express companies'
other instruments manufactured in Canada.
tariffs
shall not apply to organs and piano-players
It thus can be seen that the United States is
pretty well represented in this section in the way shipped within the State of Iowa. The ruling
means a saving of about 50 per cent, upon such
of pianos and talking machines.
Selling conditions locally are excellent. There shipments, which will in future come under the
is no cutting and chiseling in prices of musical merchandise rate. In the past it has cost the
instruments in British Columbia such as there dealers from $3 to $4 to ship an organ a few
is in other centers, particularly in some cities in miles, or from one town to another.
the United States. From the way business has
started off in British Columbia for 1910 it is SELL BIG WXJRLITZER ORCHESTRION.
clearly evident that we are going to enjoy one
(Special to The Review.)
of if not the best trade years in the history of
Stockton, Cal., Jan. 20, 1910.
British Columbia. The people have larger mar-
Marin & Co., 127 E. Main street, this city, are
gins for luxuries and musical instruments are feeling particularly pleased these days over the
consequently in demand.
sale for cash of the large Wurlitzer concert
orchestrion which took the first prize at the
Alaska-Yukon-Paeific Exposition, to the Kingston
A TEXAS SOUVENIR.
Picture Co., who will install it in their new
Center street picture theater, which is soon to be
El Paso Co. Send Out Wall Map of Texas-
opened opposite the Garrick Theater. This is
Their Line of Pianos and Player-Pianos.
one of the largest cash deals ever closed in this
The El Paso Piano Co., El Paso, Tex., of which city. Marin & Co. have been agents here for
W. R. Schultz is the proprietor, recently sent out Kohler & Chase.
Extra money
for piano dealers.
The money you can
make
on the Victor
is just so much extra
money
for you,
Mr.
Piano Dealer.
Selling
the
Victor
doesn't interfere in the
least with your
piano
business.
Not a bit of it.
It works the other
way.
Actually helps you
sell more pianos.
This
is not mere
theory.
It is proved by the
experience
of other
piano dealers.
Write us for the facts.
Victor Talking Machine Co.
Camden, N. J., U. S. A.
Berliner Gramophone Co., Montreal,
Canadian Distributors.
To get best results, use only Victor Needles
on Victor Records.