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THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
11
CALIFORNIANS PLEASED WITH RESULT OF ELECTION.
L. S. Sherman Returns from His Visit to Eastern Factories and Northern Branches of His
House—Is Satisfied with Conditions Generally—Coops Piano Manufacturing Co., of Ta-
coma, Wash., Has Weathered Financial Difficulties—Has Been Reorganized—Other News.
(Special to The Review.)
San Francisco, Cal., Nov. 7, 1S>12.
The election this week does not seem to have
cut into the local piano business very seriously,
though election day itself and the day following
did not show up very well as to actual sales, this
apparently being due as much to the interest of the
dealers in the returns as to anything else. Several
dealers report that the Monday preceding the elec-
tion, contrary to expectations, was above the aver-
age in the number of sales effected. The dealers
seem unanimous in the opinion that the campaign
has had very little effect on business, and there is
an entire absence of the usual expressions of relief
that the election is past. Piano men appear well
satisfied with the results of the election, though it
is not evident that many of them were original
Wilson men.
Oakland, Cal., store of the Eilers Music House
and with other Oakland concerns for some time,
has been added to the constantly growing person-
nel of the American Foto-Player Sales Co., of
San Francisco.
Frederick Grebe, representing Kranich & Bach,
arrived in San Francisco this week for a short
stay with the Hauschildt Music Co., of San Fran-
cisco and Oakland, the Northern California repre-
sentatives of Kranich & Bach.
Manager Irving Heilbron, of the Sacramento,
Cal. store of Sherman, Clay & Co., held a formal
public reception for the house in the remodeled
store on October 30. A musical program was
given and a number of attractions offered. The at-
tendance was large.
New Piano Advertising Scheme.
The San Francisco trade is showing considerable
L. S. Sherman Home from Eastern Trip.
interest in a new piano advertising scheme which
L. S. Sherman, of Sherman, Clay & Co., who is being promoted by George H. Barnes, formerly
has been absent on a tour of the Eastern factories manager of the Fitzgerald Music Co., of Los An-
and of the company's branches in the Pacific geles, and for a few weeks manager of Girard's in
Northwest, returned to San Francisco just too late Oakland, Cal. Mr. Barnes gave up the Oakland
to put in his vote in the election. He visited all position a few weeks since and has opened head-
of the factories represented by the company, and quarters for "his new proposition at 400 Grosse
was pleased to note that a general air of prosperity
Block, Los Angeles, Cal. He is negotiating with
prevailed. He found his company's Northern some San Francisco piano men with a view to in-
stores already doing a good fall business and in teresting them in the new advertising plan, and is
expectation of a very busy winter. Oregon and reported to have secured the support of some prom-
Washington have had a prosperous summer in inent retailers.
agriculture and business, and the Sherman, Clay &
Coops Piano Mfg. Co. Out of Difficulties.
Co. stores got their full share.
The Coops Piano Manufacturing Co., of Tacoma,
David McDonald, manager of the wholesale busi- Wash, appears to have safely weathered the finan-
ness of the Hallet & Davis Piano Co. on this coast, cial difficulties of a few weeks ago, paying 100
returned a few days ago to the headquarters in cents on the dollar. The company has been reor-
this city after a trip covering the principal towns ganized with J. H. Webber as president; Lucian
and. cities of the Pacific Northwest. He opened a W. Heath, vice-president, and W. C. Miller, secre-
number ef nice accounts and did a lot of prelimi- tary and treasurer. The reorganized company has
nary work, In this city the outlook is good, with considerable property, including a site of a number
the wholesale business constantly growing. Rex of acres, and is endeavoring to raise additional
Shehi, formerly of Oklahoma, has be?n added to capital by selling stock in Tacoma, where its pres-
the San Francisco selling force.
ent officers are well-known business men.
R. 0. Rogers Calling on Trade.
R. C. Rogers, the factory representative of
Q. C. ASCHBACH RECOVERED.
Krakauer Bros., came dowm from the north
this week and is spending a few days with the Piano Dealer Returns to Business After an
Illness Lasting Nearly Pour Months—Sons
Wiley B. Allen Co., California agents for the Kra-
Managed His Affairs Most Successfully.
kauer. He will leave for the south next week and
will spend some days in Los Angeles before leav-
(Special to The Review.)
ing for the East.
Allentbwn, Pa., Nov. 11, 1912.
Piano Man Erects Business Building.
H. C. Deming, the Redlands, Cal., piano and
music man, is showing evidence of prosperity in
the Southern California trade by the erection of
a fine two-story brick building on property owned
by him in that city. He has not yet decided that
his own store will occupy any part of the new
building, and it is understood that if satisfactory
tenants can be obtained for the two store rooms
which the new structure will contain the piano
store will stay in its present quarters.
Some News Brieflets.
J. Munjar, who has been connected with the
G. C. Aschbach, proprietor of the Aschbach
Music House, has just returned to business after
four months' absence due to a severe illness. He
was compelled to undergo a severe operation,
which confined him to the hospital for two months,
and the rest of the time was spent at home con-
valescing. During, the absence of Mr. Aschbach
the music business was tinder the management of
his sons, who kept things going at a lively and
thoroughly satisfactory rate. A large section of
the store was filled with flowers to celebrate Mr.
Aschbach's return to his desk.
EVERETT EXPANSION.
RUDOLF
PIANOS
are conscientiously made, good
instruments; in other words,
the sweetest things out.
RUDOLF PIANO CO.
711 East 117th St.
NEW YORK
"American Three"
R. H. Reed, manager of the John Church Co.
warerooms at 39 West 32d street, New York, is
very well pleased, at the November business con-
summated so far this month. Many excellent sales
of high-priced Everett grands were closed in the
past fortnight, and the popularity of the Everett
increases each week.
T. C. Amie. the popular Sohmer ambassador,
who expected to leave town this week for a
month's trip, has found it necessary to postpone
his date of departure until next week. Mr Amie
found so many matters requiring his attention in
New York and vicinity that the week passed be-
fore he realized that he was due for another trip.
The E. E. Long Piano Co., San Luis Obispo,
Cal., will open a branch store in Lompac, Cal.,
under the management of C. G. Stratton, as soon
as a suitable location can be secured 1 .
You have not seen the
"American Three"
as it is to-day, and don't
take anybody's word for
it either. See it for yourself
and you will be astonished.
We are growing like
a mushroom, and all on
merit.
We closed contracts last
week for One Thousand
Three Hundred Actions,
and in the face of the
strongest competition, but
this smart little action wins
out every time, so there
must be something to it
besides talk.
We are urging you to
write and get our prop-
osition; soon you will
be urging us to fill your
orders, you can't get them
fast enough.
Come on along and see
what we "will show you,
we can't tell you about
it here—
American Player Action Co.
2595 Third Avenue
New York, N.Y.
Eugene T. Turney, Vice-President