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KRANICH & BACH PIANOS FOR HOTEL.
Graves Music Co. Places Two Grands and an
Upright in New Hostelry in Portland, Ore.
The Graves Music Co., Portland, Ore., which
has the agency for the Kranich & Bach line of
pianos in that territory, recently succeeded in sell-
ing three pianos of that make, two grands and an
upright, for use in the New Multnomah Hotel,
that city. The deal was put through in the face
of strong competition, and after the instruments
had been installed, Philip Pelz, director of the
Russian Imperial Court Orchestra, who attended
the opening ceremonies at the hotel, wrote as fol-
lows to the Graves Co.: "The two Kranich & Bach
grands and also the Kranich & Bach upright piano,
which I have selected for use in the New Mult-
nomah Hotel, have a most delightful touch and
wonderfully fine quality of tone for orchestra and
solo work; in fact, these pianos are among the
finest that I have ever played with."
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verely injured and her nose broken in the accident,
for which her husband demands $10,000 damages,
while he himself wants $500 damages for numer-
ous bruises upon his arms and body.
BELIEVES IN CO-OPERATION.
President R. O. Foster, of the National Piano
Dealers' Association, Makes an Appeal to the
Members of the National Piano Travelers'
Association to Interest Dealers.
R. O. Foster, president of the National Associa-
tion of Piano Merchants of America, is a great
believer in co-operation, particularly in the great
work which can be accomplished for association
betterment and trade matters generally by the piano
travelers of this country.
In this connection he has recently forwarded the
following letter to the members of the National
Piano Travelers Association, which speaks for
itself:
"Mindful and appreciative of the splendid work
you have done in the past in furthering the inter
BILL FOR FEDERAL OWNERSHIP
ests of the National Association of Piano Mer-
Of Express Companies Now in Senate—To Buy
chants of America, we again make an appeal for
and Run Them as Part of the Postal Service.
your valuable assistance.
"You are in a position to extend powerful aid
(Special to The Review.)
in disseminating the gospel of uplift and better-
Washington, D. C, Feb. 26.
ment.
Senator Gardner, of Maine, to-day introduced a
"This is why we are sending you a new member-
bill under which the government would take over
ship list and application blanks and assure you
properties of express companies and operate them
of our gratitude for all the new members you may
as a part of the postal service, extending the service
bring in. Please have in mind that applications
to the rural delivery.
received now are to be credited with dues to the
The bill indicates the probable cost of taking
end of our next fiscal year, May 15, 1913.
over the properties as follows:
"Tell the trade about the convention at Atlantic
Real property, $14,932,169; equipment, $7,381,-
City, May 20-23, that it will go West again in
405; materials and supplies, $138,iJlO; advance pay-
1913, East in 1914 and very likely San Francisco
ments on contracts, $5,836,666, and franchises, good
in 1915. Have this in mind during your travels and
will, etc., $10,877,369, a total of $39,165,819.
give each of those fine Western fellows an urgent
While the balance sheets of the companies show
invitation to join.
other assets of nearly $150,000,000, Senator Gard-
"You will note that we have no members in New
ner argues that these are not devoted to express
Mexico,
Nevada, South Dakota, Washington and
service and that this property might be retained
Wyoming.
Will you help us put these states and
by the corporations without impairing its value.
territories
on
our Map?
It is proposed by the authors of the bill for the
"As
heralds
.for
our association, spread the doc-
"postal express," including members of both
branches of Congress, that express rates under the trine of its constitution—improvement, protection
government shall be based upon weight and length and good fellowship. Your reward and ours shall
of haul rather than upon the mail system. Power be an uplifted industry.
"Trusting that I may have the pleasure of greet-
to fix rates would rest with the Postoffice Depart-
ing you at Atlantic City, sincerely yours,
ment, subject to appeal to the Interstate Commerce
(Signed)
"R. O. FOSTER, President."
Commission.
Senator Gardner says the transition of the ex-
WHEN IS A SALE_REALLY CLOSED?
press business to government control could take
place in a day and the business continue on the The Question That Confronts Denver Piano
Dealers' Association.
morrow without visible change in effectiveness of
the service.
"When is a sale not a sale?" is the problem
He offers figures to show that express charges
with which the Denver Piano Dealers' Association
in this country are sixteen times freight charges
is wrestling, just now. A recent meeting was prac-
and indicating that under the postal system this
tically given over to that subject owing to the
ratio could be reduced to about five and one-half
charges of sales "knocking" made by certain Den-
to one.
ver piano houses against competitors. The asso-
ciation is endeavoring to decide at just what poin
SUES PIANO COMPANY
of a transaction a sale is to be considered closed.
A committee composed of C. E. Wells, of the
For Heavy Damages for Injuries Alleged to
Knight-Campbell Music Co., chairman; Albert
Have Been Due to Accident.
Giesecke, Denver Music Co.; Mr. McCorkle, Mc-
The F. O. Evans Piano Co., Des Moines, la., Kannon Piano Co., and Harry H. Triggs, Colum-
has been sued for $10,500 damages for injuries bine Music Co., was appointed to draw up a new
article to the constitution and by-laws which shall
alleged to have been received by A. W. Smith and
definitely define when a sale is really a sale.
his wife when struck and run over by a truck be-
longing to the piano company on August 31 last.
It is claimed that Mrs. Smith had her back se-
(Special to The keview.l
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CORPORATE^ NAMES.
The Attorney-General Limits Business Titles.
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The offices
of this trade
newspaper in-
stitution are
now located at
Albany, N. Y., Feb. 24, 1912.
Attorney-General Carmody has rendered an opin-
ion that a company incorporated in this State is
entitled to use only the corporate name stated in
its certificate of incorporation and is not entitled
to do business under any other corporate name.
He also holds that the lands purchased by the
State for the Lake George Battle Ground Park do
not come within the section of the legislation which
prohibits the cutting of timber on wild forest lands
and that the land may therefore be transformed
into a park.
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