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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
SELECTS STEINWAY ART GRAND.
RUDOLPH WURLITZER CO. ENTERS PACIFIC COAST TRADE.
Prominent Milwaukee Business Man Orders In-
strument for Palatial New Residence—Other
Steinway Sales—Selling Lively with F. G.
Smith Piano Co.—E. S. Hafsoos Recovered—
Mason & Hamlin in Recital—Other News.
Leases Building at 985 Market Street, San Francisco, for Combined Wholesale and Retail
Quarters, with George Leatherby in Charge.
(Special to The Review.)
MILWAUKEE, Wis., November 18.—A special art
style Steinway grand was received recently by the
Edmund Gram Piano House for installation in the
palatial new residence of A. B. Schlesinger, an
official of the Northwestern Iron Co. The sale
was made some time ago in the face of consider-
able competition.
Attaches of the Gram house report a good busi-
ness in Steinway, Everett, Weber and Gram-
Richtsteig instruments. A. T. Wittich, veteran
piano man of Milwaukee, who has been with the
Gram house for several years, recently disposed of
a Steinway and a Gram-Richtsteig in one day.
Bradbury, Webster and Henning sales during
che month of October climbed to a new high mar-
ket at the Milwaukee branch store of the F. G.
Smith Piano Co. and indications are that Novem-
ber will develop a still better business. F. D. D.
Holmes, general manager, has inaugurated an ex-
tensive campaign of advertising, which he intends
to keep up until after the holidays. The Bradbury,
Webster and Henning players are being featured.
Several carloads of instruments have just been re-
ceived at the Milwaukee store. The sales of two
Bradbury players and one Webster player were
made made as a direct result of the demonstration
recently made in the F. G. Smith display windows
by "Norba," who impersonated a wax figure.
Eric S. Hafsoos, of the Flanner-Hafsoos Piano
House, handling the A. B. Chase, Wegman, Christ-
man, Lauter, Estey, Lyon & Healy and Brinker-
hoff pianos, is so far recovered from his serious at-
tack of typhoid fever that he is able to sit up. He
hopes to be at the store again within a week.
Maggie Teyte, famous prima donna, who recently
gave a recital in Milwaukee, was accompanied by
Charles Lurvey, formerly of Milwaukee, who used
a Mason & Hamlin grand. The instrument brought
forth much favorable comment and has resulted in
many inquiries being made of the J. B. Bradford
Piano Co., which features the Mason & Hamlin
piano with success in this city.
(Special to The Review.)
CINCINNATI, O., November 18.—The Rudolph
Wurlitzer Co. is about to enter the trade on the
Pacific Coast. It has just arranged for the leasing
of space in the loft building, 985 Market street, in
CREDITORS TO_BI[PAID IN FULL.
W. L. Bush, for Some Time Trustee and Now
One of the Receivers for the E. E. Forbes
Piano Co., Makes Optimistic Statement Re-
garding the Condition of the Company.
(Special to The Review.)
BIRMINGHAM, ALA., November 18.—William L.
San Francisco. This is to be used as a combined
wholesale and retail headquarters. It adjoins the
Eilers store. The space is 90 x 160 feet and
is above the first floor. George Leatherby will be
in charge of this branch.
creditors, who undoubtedly thought that they could
use the proceedings as a bludgeon and compel
some of the large creditors to take care of their
accounts. The judge, after looking over the re-
ports and receiving the assurances of the attorneys,
liked the manner in which this business had been
conducted since I had been in charge as trustee,
which was best shown in his appointment of Mr.
Holcombe and myself as receivers, and I believe
there is every probability of same being maintained,
in which case every creditor will realize every
dollar, every stockholder the same, and Mr. Forbes
will be protected in his holdings of common stock
to a considerable extent."
Bush, president of the Bush & Gerts Piano Co.,
who for a month before the affairs of the E. E.
Forbes Piano Co. were thrown into court acted
in the capacity of trustee for the creditors of the
company and who, together with J. H. Holcombe,
vice-president of the Forbes Co., was appointed
KNABE FOR NOTED^ OPERA SINGER.
receiver for the company by the court, is firm in
the belief that with proper care the creditors will
Mme. Emmy Destinn, the famous operatic
be paid in full.
soprano and member of the Metropolitan Opera
"The business transacted by this company during Company, New York this week purchased a
the month that I was in charge as trustee for the Knabe Louis XV grand in a Circassian walnut
stockholders was remarkable in many respects," case, Mignonette size. This artistic piano is
said Mr. Bush. "It developed the largest sales, at
heartily praised by Mme. Destinn, who will use
plainly marked prices, which were about 15 to 20 the instrument in her home.
per cent, reduced below the usual prices in the
The Knabe piano is receiving considerable com-
history of the house, and by a sweeping reduction
mendatory publicity in the Canadian press from
of expenses to a saving of about $400 a day in the the tour of Katherine Goodson, the prominent
expenses of the five stores, a net profit, the largest
pianist, who uses the Knabe exclusively at all
realized in the past ten years was developed. her concerts. Miss Goodson is an enthusiastic
Everything was running along smoothly when the admirer ot the Knabe piano, as she used it with
proceedings were forced by some of the small marked success on all her previous tours.
TIME LIMIT OF FREIGHT DAMAGE CLAIMS.
Is Upheld by United States Supreme Court in an Important Decision Handed Down Which Is
Called to the Attention of Members by the Merchants' Association of New York.
The Traffic Bureau of the Merchants' Associa-
tion of New York has called the attention of mem-
bers to the following provision in both the "Uni-
form" and "Standard" form of bills of lading in
use by carriers as the form of contract under
which shipments are accepted for transportation:
"Section 3, Paragraph 3.—Claims for loss, dam-
HOLD ELECTION IN TEXAS.
age, or delay must be made in writing to the car-
rier at the point of delivery or at the point of
At Annual Meeting of Bush &. Gerts Piano Co.
origin within four months after delivery of the
of Texas, W . L. Bush Is Re-elected President
property, or in case of failure to make delivery,
—Excellent Business Reported—W. H. Wray
then within four months after a reasonable time
Presents Resignation as Director of Company
tor delivery has elapsed. Unless claims are so
Owing to His Continued III Health.
made the carrier shall not be liable."
(Special to The Review.)
In the past this condition has not been enforced,
DALLAS, TEX., November 15.—hi the annual
the carriers having followed the practise of ad-
meeting of the Bush & Gerts Piano Co., of Texas, justing claims, where liability was proved, regard-
held at the headquarters of the company in this less of the time within which the claim was pre-
city last week, the following officers were elected
sented.
for the ensuing year: William L. Bush, president;
In a case brought before the United States Su-
B. W. Gratigny, vice-president, and G. H. Good- preme Court in which was involved a similar pro-
paster, secretary and treasurer. W. L. Bush, B. W. vision pertaining to the bringing of suit for re-
Gratigny, John Gerts, G. H. Goodpaster and W. covery of loss or damage sustained, the court said:
H. Wray are directors. Mr. Wray presented his
"The policy of statutes of limitation is to en-
resignation as director of the company for action, courage promptness in the bringing of actions, that
a" he is suffering from a severe collapse, and will
the parties shall not suffer by loss of evidence
not give any further attention to the piano business from death or disappearance of witnesses, destruc-
for some time to come. The company is doing a tion of documents, or failure of memory. But .
splendid business, and on the first of January there is nothing in the policy or object of such
there will be two additional directors elected, statutes which forbids the parties to an agreement
making the number seven, and their names will be to provide a shorter period, provided the time is
given in due time.
not unreasonably short. Such stipulations have
W. L. Bush was in Dallas especially for the pur- been sustained in insurance policies.
"A stipulation that an express company should
pose of attending the meeting, and at its con-
clusion left immediately for Birmingham, Ala., to not be held liable unless claim was made within
look after the affairs of the E. E. Forbes Piano ninety days after loss was held good on Express
Company vs. Caldwell.
Co., of which he is trustee.
WINTER & CO.
220 SOUTHERN BOULEVARD, N E W YORK
Manufacturers of
"Such limitations in bills of lading are very
customary and have been upheld in a multitude of
cases."
The contract in the instant case provided that
suit should be brought within ninety days and the
court held "the provision requiring suit to be
brought within ninety days is not unreasonable."
As under the doctrine handed down by the Su-
preme Court the provision in the bill of lading is
lawful and can be enforced, and as carriers can-
not discriminate between persons in carrying out
the provisions of their bill of lading, our shippers
are urged to protect themselves by filing their
claims within the time limit provided.
The Interstate Commerce Commission, which
now has jurisdiction in the matter, is making an
investigation of the terms and conditions contained
in bills of lading. In order that shippers may
protect themselves in the case of loss or damage
an effort is being made to have a provision in-
serted in the bill of lading to the following
effect:
"In the case of property which is lost or de-
stroyed, resulting in non-delivery of the ship-
ment, the company shall immediately give written
notice thereof to both the consignor and the con-
signee.
"In the case of property which is delivered in a
damaged condition, written notice of the condi-
tion of such shipment shall be mailed to the con-
signee by the delivering agent.
"Claims for such loss or damage must be made
in writing to the carrier within four months after
the service by the carrier of the written notice
above provided for."
The provision as to the presentation of claims
does not apply to overcharge claims.
Superior Pianos
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