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THE
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 Review.)
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
KILLS ARKANSAS TRUST LAW.
Supreme Court Says License Fee for Foreign
Corporations Is Invalid—Piano Concerns In-
corporated in Another State Can Now Do
Business Untaxed.
(Special to The Review.)
Washington, D. C, Feb. 23, 1910.
Washington, Feb. 21, 1910.
The following were the exports of musical in-
Another State law, that of Arkansas, seeking
struments and kindred lines from the port of to impose an incorporation fee on foreign organ-
New York for the week just ended:
izations according to the capital stock, was to-
Alexandria—1 case pianos and material, $142. day declared unconstitutional by the Supreme
Astrachan—1 case pianos and material, $210. Court of the United States. The law was known
Berlin—203 pkgs. talking machines and ma- as the Wingo act. The case was decided on the
terial, $2,587.
same reasoning given for declaring a similar
Buenos Ayres—194 pkgs. talking machines Kansas law void.
and material, $4,393.
The decision of the court on the constitution-
Callao—9 pkgs. talking machines and material, ality of law was announced by Justice Harlan.
$440.
The point came up in the suit of the Western
Cartagena—1 case pianos and material, $240. Union Telegraph Co., to enjoin the Secretary of
Colon—3 cases pianos and material, $865; 3 State of Arkansas from ousting the company
cases organs and material, $229.
for failure to pay the fee. The action of the
Genoa, 1 case pianos and material, $400.
lower Federal court in permanently enjoining
the Secretary of State was affirmed by the court.
Gibara—1 case pianos and material, $110.
Hamburg— 2 cases music, $500; 12 cases piano
At the same time Justice Day announced the
players and material, $1,295.
opinion of the court reversing the lower Federal
Havana—1 case pianos and material, $115; 1 court, which dismissed the suit of the Western
case piano players and material, $120; 6 pkgs. Union to enjoin the prosecuting attorneys in the
phonographic goods and material, $196.
State from collecting penalties under the statute.
Havre—1 case pianos and material, $300.
This suit was dismissed on the ground that it
Hong Kong—11 pkgs. talking machines and was a suit against the State.
material, $272.
Kingston—7 cases organs and material, $200.
Limon—4 pkgs. phonographic goods and ma-
Manufacturers' Association of Great Britain
terial, $176.
Announces Fact Through a Circular.
London—12 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $777; 17 cases music, $959; 240 pkgs.
The Pianoforte Manufacturers' Association of
talking machines and material, $6,297; 1 case
organs and material, $1,000; 19 cases piano play- Great Britain has established a credit bureau for
ers and material, $4,988; 19 cases pianos and ma- the benefit of its members and has announced
terial, $5,618; 46 pkgs. talking machines and the fact in the following circular:
"The council of the Pianoforte Manufacturers'
material, $4,074.
Association has instituted a status bureau for the
Manzanilla—1 case organs and material, $300.
benefit of the members of the association. All
Melbourne—31 cases piano players and ma-
available information will be forwarded without
terial, $9,300; 106 pkgs. talking machines and
charge in reply to inquiries as promptly as pos-
material, $3,290; 1 case music, $157.
sible. It is anticipated that the members will
Milan—6 pkgs. phonographic goods and ma- find the special information that will be supplied
terial, $500; 1 case piano players and material, of the greatest assistance to them, and it is hoped
$250.
that they will co-operate in making this new de-
Port au Prince—10 cases organs and material, parture as useful as possible by themselves giving
$2,460.
promptly to the bureau such information as they
Rio de Janeiro—4 cases pianos and material, may think important in the interest of the trade."
$724; IS pkgs. phonographic goods and material,
$1,390.
ORDER FOR SPECIAL MEHLIN GRAND.
Saratov—1 case pianos and material, $225.
Shanghai—13 cases organs and material, $692; Schroeder Piano Co. Capture Order for Instru-
8 pkgs. talking machines and material, $237; 1
ment to Cost $4,300.
case pianos and material, $350.
The Schroeder Piano Co., Pittsburg, Pa., have
Sydney—8 cases organs and material, $257; 1
case pianos and material, $330; 20 pkgs. music received an order for a special Louis XV. Mehlin
art grand piano from a former resident of Pitts-
rolls, $262; 2 cases music, $250.
Tampico—26 pkgs. phonographic goods and burg, who desires the instrument as a present
material, $281; 4 cases pianos and material, for his daughter. The piano is to be of white
mahogany, decorated with gold, and will cost
$850.
Valparaiso—6 cases piano players and material, $4,300.
$1,400; 2 cases organs and material, $180; 7
M. E. MARKS LEASES NEW QUARTERS.
pkgs. talking machines and material, $320.
Vera Gruz—98 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
Montague E. Marks, who handles the Henry &
terial, $1,953.
Yokohama—2 pkgs. talking machines and ma- S. G. Lindeman line of pianos and player-pianos
very successfully at 48 West 125th street, New
terial, $126; 3 cases organs and material, $848.
York, has leased larger warerooms at 33 West
125th street, and will occupy the new quarters at
FREE TRIPS TOJPIANO BUYERS.
an early date.
ESTABLISH CREDIT BUREAU.
Becht Piano Co. Offer Trip to Atlantic City to
Every Purchaser of a Piano Within Three
Months—Also Free Tunings.
In order to stimulate their business the Becht
Piano Co., who handle Knabe, Kranich & Bach
and other makes of pianos in Louisville. Ky.,
offer a free trip to Atlantic City to all purchasers
of pianos during February, March and April. The
trip may be made any time during July and
August, and.the buyers are not compelled to go
in parties. The Becht Piano Co. also print a
coupon, entitling piano owners to one tuning free
when it is filled out with name of piano owned,
etc Both plans are reported as proving very
successful jn increasing the volume of sales..
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LEFT $100 IN EXCHANGED PIANO.
A recent customer of Hayden Bros., Omaha,
Nebr., was much perturbed when she remem-
bered that in an old upright, which she had
traded in for a Fischer piano, she had left a
purse containing $100. She made a quick trip to
the piano store, where the money was found to
be safe, much to her relief.
GETS STEINWAY AGENCY.
N. A. Hulbert, Scranton, Pa., has secured the
agency for the Steinway piano in that territory,
He had the Steinway agency some years ago,
The Christman Small
Grand is a piano which
is growing steadily in the
estimation of the trade.
It is only five feet over
all and yet it has mar-
velous musical powers.
It is a wonderful
creation and if you are
interested in a small
grand product investigate
the Christman.
It will interest you.
Christman pianos are
made under the personal
supervision of members
of the Christman family
who take a pride in the
instruments which they
put forth.
You will find that the
Christman instruments
both grands and uprights
deserve to rank by
reason of their perfect
musical excellence with
the best.
CHRISTMAN
SONS
FACTORY:
597-601 East 137th Street
NEW YORK