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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
GOOD CROPS PROMISED.
THE BEHNING IN PEORIA, ILL.
All Returns from Twenty States of Favorable
Character—Should Stimulate Piano Men.
The Charles B. Adams Co. an Important House
in That City, Has Secured the Representa-
tion for the Behning Piano and Player Line.
The feeling that there is a good prospect for
increasing favorable developments in the crops
over the figures reported by the Government dur-
ing the remainder of the growing season has in-
creased with the canvasses of crop conditions pri-
vately made.
The United States Mortgage & Trust Co. has
received from its representatives in forty-two cities
of twenty States reports on the present crop con-
ditions and outlook which on the whole it regards
as favorable.
In the Southeast crop conditions are generally
satisfactory in the more northern States, and the
majority of reports are favorable. In the far
Southern States this is also true, except that cot-
ton is about two weeks late and rain is much
needed in certain localities.
In the Southwest the reports show that condi-
tions are in the main excellent. In some districts,
however, rain is necessary in order to insure the
best results. In Southern California the freeze
of 1912 and subsequent drought have somewhat
affected the yield. Texas reports record crops,
conditions unusually favorable and cotton acreage
increased.
From the Pacific Northwest very encouraging
opinions are received and a banner crop is ex-
pected. Alfalfa, which is a minor factor, has been
damaged by excessive rains.
Conditions throughout the inter-mountain States
foreshadow a crop considerably above the aver-
age, except in Colorado, where at least an average
ciop is expected.
In the westerly section of the North Central and
Middle West States there is considerable uncer-
tainty, but on the whole a yield close to normal is
expected. Decreases in spring wheat, oats, hay
and potatoes are likely in certain localities. In
Kansas a noticeable decrease is looked for in av-
erage yield, excepting corn, on account of drought,
but this factor may yet be partially offset by sea-
sonable rains. The prediction for Iowa shows
much better prospects than for other States in this
immediate vicinity. In the easterly section of this
division large crops are expected, grain being
especially fine, with the exception of oats.
It is believed that the only thing that prevented
both Mr. and Mrs. Pickard being killed was the
fact that the car slid half way down the em-
bankment before it turned. Both Mr. and Mrs.
Pickard are -doing as well as can be expected
under the circumstances. Mr. Pickard is a well-
known piano tuner as well as dealer.
Steadily week by week the Behning products are
gaining ground all over the country and new ad-
mirers are constantly being added to the old list
BUSY TIMES WITH BUSH & GERTS.
of distinguished names. Among the latest to fall
in line is the Charles B. Adams Co., a well-known
William L. Bush Says Summer Dulness Is Not
and important house in Peoria, 111., which has just
Apparent—Steadily Increasing Demand for
taken on the Behning line.
Player-Pianos—Left for Home on Saturday.
The Behning Piano Co. has been adding not
William L. Bush, president of the Bush & Gerts
only to its roster of reputable representatives the
past year, but adding also to the value and prestige Piano Co., Chicago, 111., who has been visiting his
of its products, both grand, upright and player- friends and the trade in the East for the past few
weeks, returned Saturday to the headquarters of
pianos. The first six months of 1913 has marked
his
company in Chicago. Before leaving for the
a steady advance for the Behning, and the outlook
for the balance of the year is of the brightest, be- West Mr. Bush commented on the prosperous con-
cause the Behning institution is producing instru- dition of his company's business, and spoke op-
timistically of the future. "Summer dulness has
ments of decided merit.
not made itself apparent at our factory," remarked
Bush, "and our forces are working full time
PIANO MERCHANTJJADLY INJURED. to Mr. keep
pace with the orders from our dealers.
We are not accumulating any surplus stock as it
C. E. Pickard, of Marshallton, la., and His Wife
is taking up all our time to adequately take care of
Suffer Injuries from Auto Turning Turtle.
the orders on hand.
(Special to The Review.)
'Our player trade is gaining rapidly and the
MARSHALLTOWN, IA., July 14.—Clark E. Pick-
ard, of Pickard's Piano House, of this city, had a player percentage of our total business is steadily
increasing each year. Our two new s.tjles of
narrow escape from death Friday night while
riding in his automobile, accompanied by Mrs. players have scored a pleasing success since their
introduction a short while since, and I expect that
Pickard and their son, aged three.
The accident occurred near Conrad while Mr. our player trade this fall will be far ahead of last
year."
Pickard was trying to avoid a collision with
another car, running at high speed, and at a point
where there was not room for two cars to pass.
He deemed it best to ditch his car, and it went
over the embankment and turned turtle, with Mr.
Pickard underneath. As a result he is suffering
from a fracture of two ribs, a badly bruised leg,
and injuries to the back. Mrs. Pickard escaped
with a sprained ankle. The baby was thrown out
of the car by Mrs. Pickard as it was going down
the embankment.
RUDOLPH PRESZBERG OUT ON BAIL.
(Special to The Review.)
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., July 15.—Rudolph Preszberg,
the well-known piano salesman who was arrested
last week in New York on a charge preferred by
the H. P. Nelson Co., arrived in this*city this week
and surrendered to the authorities. Mr. Preszberg
:s at present out on bail pending the first hearing
in his case, which is set for July 24.
PIANO TEAMSTERS' STRIKE DISTURBS CINCINNATI TRADE.
Trouble Expected for a Week, but No Steps Taken to Meet Situation—Cincinnati Discount
Co. Back in the Field—Baldwin Meeting—Interesting News of the Week.
• (Special to The Review.)
CINCINNATI, O., July 15.—On Saturday the
PARCEL POST MAP TO GO.
Teamsters' Union formulated its demands for
higher wages and less working hours, and yester-
A Chart Will Be Prepared to Replace the Cum-
day the owners intimated that they would cease
bersome Locator.
operations at the proper time if the request is
pressed. This means that the delivery of pianos
(Special to The Review.)
will cease with the opening of the strike or lock-
WASHINGTON, D. C, July 15.—Postmaster Gen-
out, and indications point to acute developments
eral Burleson has ordered the discontinuance of
the cumbersome parcel post map as a means of de- before the end of another week.
Piano men have been expecting the trouble for
termining rates of postage so far as the public and
ten days, and they evidently have not formulated
postmasters are concerned.
any plans for meeting the new situation. This is
In the future a chart will be prepared especially
mainly due to most of the merchants having con-
for each unit of area showing the location of
the various units from that particular point. This tracts with teamsters for their. hauling business.
The men of the trade, as Cincinnatians, breathed
arrangement will .make it possible to locate a unit
and 'determine the rate of postage on a parcel more a sigh of relief this morning when news dispatches
indicated that the labor disturbance had spread to
readily.
It will only be necessary to refer to the name other centers in the Ohio valley. At Lexington
street car traffic has ceased, and in Cleveland the
of the post office in the guide to learn the number
of the unit and then consult the special chart for ice men are preparing to strike. The trade sort
of felt that Cincinnati was getting too much of a
the zone location of the unit.
black eye from a labor standpoint, but now that
the same situation is about to prevail elsewhere the
SCORES WITH HIGH CLASS GOODS.
merchants feel a little better.
H. B. Scofield, of Columbia, S. C , Building Up
The Wurlitzer Co.'s club system of advertising
Good Business with the Welte and Peerless
now includes a baby square grand piano, which is
Lines in His Territory.
offered at $485. An upright, valued at $350, is of-
fered at $255, and a player, rated at $550, goes at
H. B. Scofield, a prominent and aggressive dealer
of Columbia, S. C, was a visitor to New York $425.
The Cincinnati Discount Co. is back in the field
this week. He is an enthusiastic representative of
M. Welte & Sons and the Peerless Piano Player buying piano paper. One of its officials this morn-
Co. He is closing an excellent business with the ing stated that it had an unlimited amount for
purchasing first rate accounts. The company, it
products of both of these well-known houses and
is rapidly extending his high-class clientele in his appears, lost but $3,000 as a result of the March
floods. It was first reported that the loss would
territory. Mr. Scofield has always concentrated on
the better class of trade and is scoring an emphatic be $30,000. This situation is believed to be typical
of other houses, and if a fair statement could be
success in convincing his clients and prospects of
the merit and value of the Welte and Peerless obtained all through the valley it is believed that
the reported $1,000,000 loss to the music trade
products.
Held would be cut in a most emphatic manner.
The semi-annual meeting of the Baldwin Co.
took place Thursday, and it brought to the city
(). S. Boyd, of St. Louis; H. C. Dickinson, of
Chicago; E. G. Hereth, af Indianapolis, and Mr.
Brier, of Louisville. No changes of interest to
the trade were announced. The Baldwin Co. is
distributing a sheet of music entitled "Manualo
Waltz," named in honor of its new player. The
identity of its author was not revealed.
R. H. Reed, of New York City, and W. H.
Mostly, of Chicago, prominent "as representatives
of the John Church Co. in their respective centers,
are here in conference with Victor W. O'Brien,
the new sales manager, and President Frank A.
Lee.
Wholesale Representative D. F. Summey, of the
Cable Company, is on his vacation. While rusti-
cating he will attend the annual meeting of the
Knights of Khorassan at Minneapolis.
Divisional Manager R. E. Wells, of Steinway &
Sons, is at French Lick Springs. He will be there
about ten days.
From present indications the case of the Amer-
ican Piano Co. vs. The Knabe Bros. Co. will not
be heard during the July term of the United States
Court. It is learned that the wife of Colonel Col-
ston, the leading legal representative of the plain-
tiff, has been ordered to Europe on account of her
health. This may compel the absence from the
city of Colonel Colston.
F. W. Wagner, the Aeolian representative at
Hamilton, suffered the loss of his wife last week.
Mrs. Wagner had been in poor health some months.
The deceased was buried in Spring Grove Ceme-
tery, this city.
The John Church Co. is distributing a memoran-
dum card for use by music teachers which enables
them to keep track of all appointments during a
week. It also contains a calendar of 1913.