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THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
Co. "boys" are some players, and they are looking-
for new fields to conquer.
Just now there is under consideration a proposi-
Vocalstyle Music Co. to Be Reorganized—Prom-
tion to create a new business center about Gar-
inent Furniture Manufacturers Buy Into
field place, which would be similar to the one on
Business and Will Become Officers—Paul
Fifth avenue. A prominent member of the trade
Fink, the Behning Educational Ambassador,
is known to have a healthy interest in the gen-,
a Visitor—Jacob Doll Sues Automatic Music
eral scheme. Some property has been acquired, which
Co.—Knabe Bros. Co. Increases Capital—
act has caused .the real estate market to assume a
Great Ball Game Between Four Piano Houses
speculative tone. The plan is too indefinite at this
—Crawford & Hash Piano Co., of Peru, Ind.,
time to make any authoritative statement just now.
Incorporated—Starr Co. in Richmond, Ky.
The Starr Piano Co. is seeking new territory for
its business. Last week a branch was opened at
(Special to The Review.)
Richmond, Ky., at the instigation of Manager Paul-
Cincinnati, O., July 16, 1912.
ing, of the Cincinnati district, and placed in charge
New blood is about to be infused into the af- of Chester Green. A similar step has been taken
fairs of the Vocalstyle Music Co. A reorganiza- at Middletown. R. A. Thompson is in command
tion is about to take place, as the result of a large
there.
stock sale, which has been pending some weeks,
H. B. Coreaux, formerly of the Wurlitzer Co.,
and was only consummated on Saturday. The
yesterday was added to the sales force of the
buyers are Elmer and Clarence Kaiper, well-known
Aeolian's Victor department.
furniture manufacturers.
It appears as though more inducements are be-
As yet it is somewhat premature to go into de- ing offered in connection with the player-piano
tails as to the reorganization plans. It is known
club plan of the R. Wurlitzer Co. On Sunday it
that F. B. Beiakamp, of the Church-Beinkamp Co.,
was announced that a bench, stool, scarf or rubber
who has been the secretary and treasurer of the
cover and twelve music rolls would be included
corporation •since it was launched, will tender his
with each sale. Allowances are to be made for
resignation. His new berth will probably be a
old pianos taken in exchange.
vice-presidency. Mr. Beinkamp retains his stock
and interest in the success of the corporation.
VALUE OF TRADE SCHOOLS.
Elmer Kaiper will probably be elected treasurer,
Some
Features of the German Trade Schools
and there is a likelihood of his brother Clarence
by Which American Schools May Well Profit
becoming secretary. The company has just moved
Pointed Out by Prof. John L. Shearer.
into larger quarters in the Anderson power builil-
ing, on Sixth avenue, near Broadway.
John L. Shearer, president of the faculty of the
From surface indications trade visitors are almost
Ohio Mechanics' Institute, Cincinnati, was re-
as scarce as buyers. Paul Fink, of the Behning
cently asked by the Iron Age for an expression
Piano Co., was in town several days ago, a caller
concerning European trade school conditions as
upon Mr. Wells, of Steinway's branch. Harold
observed on his recent trip abroad. It may be
Holmes, of H. &.S. G. Lindeman, called Saturday said parenthetically that Prof. Shearer has made
on the Otto Grau Piano Co., and left later in the yearly trips to Europe for a number of years, and
day for the north country. H. C. Dickinson, of
the results of his study of trade schools, par-
Chicago, and E. G. Hereth, of Indianapolis, made ticularly in Germany, have been given on various
their monthly call at the Baldwin offices last week. occasions. Consequently what is contained in the
Mr. Roberts, of that company, has been heard present brief interview is rather by way of em-
from in the mountains of Switzerland.
phasis on a few points to which his latest visit
Edward Oberhelman, of the Automatic Music gave greater definiteness.
Co., Third street, is in difficulties with Jacob Doll
"It was my pleasure," he said, "to visit a num-
& Sons. For some time he has represented that ber of most excellent schools, among them sev-
factory, and was quite successful in selling its eral trade schools in Munich, a large trade school
goods. Oberhelman also liked the piano, and did
just completed in the city of Frankfort, and also
considerable work to make the agency a success. the trade schools of Hamburg. Affairs in Ger-
Not very long ago twelve pianos were sent to him many are so thoroughly organized that school
on consignment, and recently efforts were made to work and the industries move hand in hand.
secure a settlement. Legal representatives of the There seems to be a much higher appreciation
Doll factory claim to have a written statement
than we find on this side, of the fundamental train-
from Oberhelman, admitting that he had sold the ing for any branch of trade which can be given
pianos. Two of these •were attached, ;and on
by the schools. The young workman has a more
Friday afternoon suit was filed in the Superior intelligent conception of the scope of his occupa-
Court, asking for possession of the property and
tion, and he not only observes more closely, but
$2,000 as damages.
becomes in a very short time an intelligent ex-
The Knabe Bros. Co., this city and Norwood, on
perimenter, developing also in originality, which
Saturday increased its capitalization by $50,000, is so essential in our modern industrial life.
making a total of $500,000. The additional stock
"The difference between the German system of
is to take care of the expenses incident to the trade education and that followed in our own coun-
equipment of the new plant.
try consists-very largely of this fundamental prin-
The Crawford & Hash Piano Co., Peru, Ind.,
has been incorporated for $10,000 by E. J. and
Jessie M. Crawford and D. S. Hash. They will
deal in pianos.
An alleged new record for continuous piano play-
ing has been claimed by Leroy Rittner, of Ports-
mouth, who says he played on a piano for thirty-
eight and a half hours at a local theater there.
He suffered no ill effects at the end of the en-
durance race.
There were big doings among the officials of the
John Church Co. and the Church-Beinkamp Co.
and the Cable Piano Co. and Willis & Co. in a
game of baseball Saturday afternoon. The first
two mentioned corporations formed a team which
met some sluggers from the other two firms, re-
sulting in Manager Summey letting out a howl
for more cable. The game didn't last long enough
for him, as in the ninth inning the score stood
27 to 14 in favor of Coach Frank A. Lee's aggre-
gation. Raymond Lee's version of the playing is
somewhat different. He acted as business man-
ager and in speaking of his duties he says: "That
bunch certainly is long on the eats," or 'something
almost as classic as that. Anyhow, the Church
ciple : In America we are training young people
for no definite purpose except that sooner or later
the young man may enter one of the larger fac-
tories, either as a workman or future engineer.
In Germany the training is very largely for defi-
nite trades, with the ultimate purpose of encourag-
ing the small employer, who himself is a master
v/orkman employing a limited number of journey-
men workers and apprentices. It is particularly
for the benefit of these apprentices that the courses
•in schools are developed, and during their period
of apprenticeship they are required by law to at-
tend the trade schools. We should also notice
particularly that in all of these trade schools only
master workmen are employed to give instruction.
We are wasting much money on this side for in-
struction in many of our so-called manual train-
ing schools by employing instructors who are not
workmen in any sense, who could not produce a
marketable article and who have never in any
manner come in contact with the industry which
they are supposed to benefit. In this particular
we can well afford to learn a valuable lesson from
the German system. Even a brief sojourn in Ger-
many, with only casual observation of the indus-
trial life, will prove an inspiration to anyone who
is fair-minded and possesses more or less accu-
rate knowledge of the inner life and tendencies in
America and abroad."
FINAL ANN ARBOR CO. DIVIDEND.
Creditors Received 21 % Per Cent. Out of Money
Received from Recent Sale of Assets.
(Special to The Review.)
Ann Arbor. Mich., July 15, 1912.
Following the approval by the court of the sale of
the assets of the Ann Arbor Organ Co. for $28,300,
subject to prior liens of $31,000, a final settlement
was made with the creditors of the company on a
basis of 21% per cent., there being $25,920 left
after deducting the expense of receivershipr Ac-
cording to the decree of the court in April last,
the total indebtedness of the company amounted
to $121,749.54. The property was sold as a going
concern.
BIGGEST POSTAL QUARTER.
Receipts for Three Months Ending with March
Amounted to the Large Sum of $64,368,854.
(Special to The Review.)
Washington, D. C, July 13, 1912.
The largest three months' business in the history
of the postal service is shown by the latest finan-
cial statement of Auditor Kram of the Post Office
Department.,
Audited revenues for the quarter ending with
March reached $64,368,854.45, an increase of $2,-
396,301.11 over the same period last year.
Total expenses amounted to $64,878,636.78, a
daily average of $712,952.05. Expenses exceeded
revenues during this quarter, but a net profit of
$045,836.16 is shown for the first nine months ol
the fiscal year.