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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
PIANO MEN TO AID IN ENFORCING NEW ADVERTISING LAW.
Milwaukee Piano Merchants Association to Aid Other Business Bodies in Enforcing the New
Advertising Law Which Aims to Eliminate Fraudulent and False Advertising Throughout
the State of Wisconsin—Complaints to Be Hied with Vigilance Commttee.
MILWAUKEE, WIS., July 15.—Milwaukee piano
men, acting through the Milwaukee Piano Mer-
chants' Association, will take an active part in the
campaign which will be waged in this State for
the purpose of enforcing 'the new reform advertis-
ing law recently passed by the Legislature and
signed by Gov. McGovern.
At a meeting held last week under the auspices
of the retail division of the Merchants and Manu-
facturers' Association, at which representatives from
various trade and business organizations were pres-
ent, a resolution was passed cotmmending the new
advertising law, which aims to eliminate fraudu-
lent and fake advertising.
Steps were taken at this meeting for the organi-
zation of a sort of central vigilance committee,
made up of mem'bers from most of the trade as-
sociations in the State, which will see to it that
the new statute is enforced and will prosecute all
violations. The plan is to have each trade asso-
ciation organize a special committee of three mem-
bers, which will look out for violations in its own
particular field and then call the attention of the
central vigilance committee to the matter, when
the proper action will be taken. One member
from each of these trade association committees
will act as a member of the central committee.
The Milwaukee Piano Dealers' Association, the
Wisconsin Retail Jewelers' Association, the Wis-
consin Retail Hardware Dealers' Association, the
Milwaukee Advertisers' Club and others were rep-
resented at this meeting, and promised their hearty
support to the movement. It is expected that Ed-
mund Gram, president of the Milwaukee Piano
Dealers' Association, will head a committee of that
organization and will be represented in the central
vigilance committee. Mr. Gram has taken an ac-
tive interest in the campaign for the passage of
the advertising law and now wants it enforced.
FORBES PIANC^CO.'S BARBECUE.
GERMAN STUDYING METHODS.
Employes of the Montgomery, Ala., Store Have
Enjoyable Picnic as Guests of Manager Par-
son—Vice-President Holcombe, Guest of
Honor—Many Out-of-Towners Present.
Ernst Maier Will Adopt Improved Manufactur-
ing Methods in Big Fulda Plant.
(Specialto The Review.)
(Special to The Review.)
MONTGOMERY, ALA., July 15.—L. O. Parson,
manager of the E. E. Forbes Piano Co., tendered
his employes a big barbecue and picnic at Pickett
Springs last week. Besides the regular local em-
ployes of the tirm, all of the out-of-town repre-
sentatives were present with their wives. J. H.
Holcombe, vice-president and general manager of
the Forbes Piano* Co., was the guest of honor, and
keenly enjoyed every item of the program.
A number of speeches were made by those pres-
ent showing a splendid feeling of good will exist-
ing between employer and employe. The local
manager, Mr. Parsons, was complimented very
highly by all the speakers. Mr. Parsons assumed
charge of the local store only about four months
ago, and since that time has made many noticeable
changes both in the system employed in working
territory as well as in the interior arrangement of
the stock. He has b.en highly praised by the gen-
eral manager of the Forbes stores for the very effi-
cient manner in which he has improved local busi-
ness since assuming charge.
All the speeches made were along the get to-
gether line, and a spirit of good feeling and co-
operation was evidenced on all sides.
The barbecue was served between 12 and 1
o'clock. Among the out-of-town representatives
present were: Captain J. 1*. Wiley, of Troy; J. K.
Murphy, of Blakely, Ga.; W. H. Hayes, of Albany,
Ga.; Geo. D. Stannus and A. P. Pylas, of Pensa-
cola, Fla.; T. B. Parsons, Selma; T. P. McTag-
gart, Hartford; A. K. Plant, Tallassee; C. D.
King, Troy, and A. B. Wideman, Eclectic, Ala.
Special mention has been made of J. L. Robert,
sales manager of the local store, who was present.
Mr. Roberts lias just completed a successful trip
through southern Georgia.
D.E.WOOLLEY WITHORGAN COMPANY.
(Special to The Review.)
PHILAIELI'HIA, PA., July 14.—D. E. Woolley,
formerly manager for the Estey Piano Co. in this
city and for several years active in the affairs of
the National Association of Piano Merchants as
chairman of the press committee, is now repre-
senting the A. B. Felgemaker Co., the well-known
manufacturer of pipe organs in this city and
vicinity.
Ernst Maier,. of the firm of Aloys Maier, piano
and organ manufacturers and music publishers of
Fulda, Germany, is at present in the United States
studying music trade conditions in this country lor
the purpose of adopting any improved manufac-
turing methods in its business. Among the novel-
ties manufactured by the Maier house is a device
for securing a four-toned effect on an organ and
a combination of piano and organ bearing the
name of the Diaphone.
ILLINOIS TURNS^BILL DOWN.
The Illinois Legislature failed to pass the bill
prohibiting false advertising in newspapers. It was
opposed by many of the publishers of the State. It
received only a few votes in opposition, but there
were not enough votes in favor to pass the measure
in the House.
George B. L. Braun, formerly connected with
the Schmoller & Mueller Music Co., Omaha, Neb.,
has been appointed manager of the Tri-City Piano
Co. at 107 East Second street, Davenport, Iowa.
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DIRECTORS LIABLE FOR STOCK.
Appellate Division Hits "Dummies" in $50,000
Suit to Recover Money Paid for Stock.
A blow was struck this week at dummy directors
when the Appellate Division held that a man of
wealth and business reputation who became di-
rector of a corporation to aid in the sale of stock,
but paid no attention to the management of the
concern could be held liable if the company failed
and the stock became worthless.
The case before the court was brought by Will-
iam H. Childs against H. Kirke White, of Detroit,
as director of White, Van Glahn & Co., a hard-
ware concern which failed in 1910, to recover $50,-
000 Childs paid for stock in the company.
White contended that as a director he was not
liable to purchasers of stock and the lower court
sustained his view and dismissed the suit. The
Appellate Division reversed the decision and held
that "directors of corporations owe a certain meas-
ure of duty not only to existing stockholders, but
to those from whom the corporation may solicit
subscriptions for its stock or securities."
HELLER PIANO CO. IN EVANSVILLE.
Milwaukee Concern Incorporated Under Laws of
Indiana and Will Move Factory to Evans-
ville, Ind., in the Near Future.
(Special to The Review.)
MILWAUKEE, WIS., July 14.—The Heller Piano
Co., of this city, has been incorporated under the
laws of Indiana with capital stock of $300,000, of
which $125,000 "s preferred and the balance com-
mon. The directors of the company are: Marcus
S. Sonntag and Carl Leich, of Evansville, Ind.,
and Hugo Heller and Louis Leo and Harry But-
ler, of Milwaukee. It is the intention of the com-
pany to move its plant from Milwaukee to Evans-
ville as soon as a factory building, already selected
in that city, can be made ready for occupancy,
which will be within a month or so.
DENVER STORE _BEING REMODELED.
The quarters of the Columbine Music Co., Den-
ver, Col., are being entirely remodeled and dec-
orated to meet the growing requirements of the
business. New and large display windows are
being installed, and the entire interior is being
redecorated in old rose and gold in a very effective
combination.
DECIDE ON STANDARD CONSOLES FOR PIPE ORGANS.
Representatives of Prominent Organ Manufacturers and the American Guild of Organists De-
cide Upon Uniformity of Construction of Organ Consoles and Pedal Keyboards.
At a recent conference between a committee
representing the American Guild of Organists and
a number of representatives of prominent organ
builders, regarding the bringing about of uniformity
of construction of organ consoles, the following
measurements for the pedal keyboard were adopted
for recommendation to the council of the guild:
Pedal radius to be eight feet and six inches from
the front of the sharp keys.
Distance between the centers of the natural keys
i-> to be two and one-half inches.
Pedal keys are to be seven-eighths of an inch in
width.
Natural keys are to be not less than two feet in
length, measuring from the edge of the sharp keys.
Sharp keys to be five and one-half inches long
at the top and six inches at the bottom, and they
are to rise one and one-quarter inches above the
natural keys.
Pedal keys to have a dip of five-eighths of an
inch at the tip of the sharps.
Pedal board of thirty-two notes to be placed in
central position.
WINTER & CO.
220 SOUTHERN BOULEVARD, NEW YORK
Manufacturers of
The great manual will be thirty-two inches above
middle C of the pedal in organs of not less than
three manuals, or thirty and one-half inches in
organs of two or fewer manuals.
Seat is to be nineteen and one-half inches above
miiddle C of the pedal, and it will be furnished
with dowel strips for adjusting the height.
Combinations are to be adjustable.
Swell pedal will be opposite the gap between D
sharp and F sharp of the pedal keys, with the solo
and crescendo pedals at its right, in the order
named. The latter will be somewhat farther re-
moved from the solo. The choir pedal will be at
the left of the swell pedal.
Several questions were referred back to the com-
mittee for its further consideration. They involve
the resistance, or weight of "touch," the point of
depression of a key at which "speech" begins, and
the lateral position of pedals with relation to man-
ual keys.
A vote of thanks was tendered to several build-
ers who offered to furnish adjustable models for
experimentation.
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