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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
PROMOTIONS IN TACOMA.
REUNION OF THE FORCES OF THE M. L. CLAYPOOL MUSIC CO.
Employes of Main Store in Crawfordsville, Ind., and Four Branch Stores Entertained at Informal
Banquet—Later Three Hours Were Spent in Discussion of Selling and Financial Matters.
A.
S. Barnes Advanced to Managership of
Eilers Music House—Succeeds H. B. Schra-
der Who Goes fo Fill Important Post.
(Special to The Review.)
retail and wholesale trade, gave a heart-to-heart
(Special to The Review.)
CRAWFORDSVILLE, IND., August 10.—Some twenty- talk to his men, which was deeply appreciated by
TACOMA, WASH., August 8.—A. S. Barnes, for
five men, representing the employes of the M. L. everyone present. Mr. Claypool is not only anx-
Claypool Music Co., with its main office in this citv ious to build up a high-class piano business, but he the past three years sales manager for the Eilers
Music House in this city, has been promoted to
the post of manager to succeed H. B. Schrader,
who, as a reward for his successful work, was
placed in charge of the company's business in Cal-
ifornia, with headquarters in San Francisco. Mr.
liarnes, who took up his new duties on August 1,
is an experienced piano man, having been with the
Eilers organization for over nine years and before
that with the Bartlett Music Co. in Los Angeles.
TANGLED A F F A I R S O F HELLER CO.
Still the Subject of Investigation on the Part
of Charles K. Leach, Who Now Has Full
Charge of the Bankrupt Heller Piano Co.
(Special to The Review.
MILWAUKEE, WIS., August 11.—Charles K.
Leach, Chicago attorney, who now has full charge
of the affairs of the bankrupt Heller Piano Co., of
Milwaukee, was in this city last week in confer-
ence with the officials of the First Savings & Trust
Co., trustee in the Heller case, and incidentally
gave out the word that he still has plans under
way for pushing the proposed preference suits
against two of the leading Heller creditors who
are said to have cornered the largest share of the
desirable Heller paper.
Back row (left to right).—Wm. Norton Frenck, O. E. Straub, II. Jenkins, J. F. Stout, W. Slianklin, John F. Carl-
son, M. L,. Claypool (pointing to one of the large trout in one of the fish ponds at the Crawfordsville Country Club),
Mr. Leach is busily engaged in making a
V. S. Houck, Dr. Alex. Jamison. Bottom Row—A. Claypool, J. W. Garside, Arch. H. Olds, E. A. Claypool, <>. B. Mor-
rison, W. Harris, C. Comingore, G. Gabhart, J. Orr, T. Carl son and A. R. Rose.
thorough audit of the extremely tangled affairs of
and four branch stores scattered over central In- is anxious to increase the efficiency of each one of the defunct Heller concern and the results of his
diana, met at Crawfordsville recently at a banquet his employes.
labors are bound to increase the value of the as-
given by M. L. Clay pool.
Dr. Alex. Jamison, w.ho represents the Emerson, sets and will make it possible for the Heller cred-
The men were entertained at the Crawfordsville
Lindeman & Sons Piano Co. and also the Scho- itors to realize more on their claims than was
Country Club at an informal banquet and later macker Piano Co., gave a very interesting talk hoped for some time ago. Mr. Leach has now
motored to the Crawfordsville Y. M. C. A., where from the manufacturer's viewpoint. Dr. Jamison
succeeded in locating between forty and fifty pi-
some three hours were spent in discussion of sell- stands not only as a salesman of pianos but as a anos sold on contract by the Heller concern, but
ing and financial matters. Special stress was put friend to all the employes of the company.
which disappeared because of the duplicate con-
on the value of short-time notes and leases to the
tracts issued by the Heller house and because of
Arch. H. Olds, newly appointed general manager
piano business.
the tangled condition of its books. Just as soon
of the company, in his talk gave a brief history of
J. W. Garside, of the U. S. Audit Co., of Chi- the company in the past, but dealt largely with the as this audit is completed, Mr. Leach says that he
cago, who has been installing a new system of ac- possibilities of the future. Mr. Olds in his execu- intends to go ahead with the proposed preference
suits.
counts, was the principal speaker of the evening tive capacity stands as one of the youngest man-
and dealt with the financial problems of the day agers of a large piano business in the retail field.
The Rinker-Claypool Music Co., of Lafayette,
and outlined a plan which should mean much to
The company at the present time, through its
the retail piano dealer. Mr. Garside has had a several branches and sub-agencies, holds a very Ind., has opened a branch store in Winamac, Ind.,
very wide experience in financial matters and his highly respected position in the retail trade to-day. with Robert Hatzel as manager. A large stock
operating plan will no doubt mean a great deal to
Doing a volume of business on the progressive will be installed.
the business of the M. L. Claypool Music Co.
plan, it is well known through central Indiana,
M. L. Claypool, who is well known both to the where most of its stores are located.
GET RESULTS FROM "DOLLAR DAY."
TO BUILD $30^000 STORE.
J. W. Jenkins Sons Music Co. Participate in
Joplin, Mo., Event Without Altering Policy.
Will A. Young, of Fort Wayne, Ind., Wins Suc-
cess Handling Sheet Music and
Musical
Merchandise—An Up-to-Date Merchant.
(Special to The Review.)
KANSAS CITY, MO., August 10.—The fact that the
J. W. Jenkins' Sons Music Co. refuses to handle
the "dollar down" sort of piano business did not
interfere to any extent with the Joplin, Mo., branch
of the company from getting its share of results
from the "Dollar Day" recently held in that city.
The Jenkins house advertised liberally and force-
fully during the "Dollar Day" campaign and secured
direct results by offering special dollar inducements
on sheet music and musical merchandise.
(Special to The Review.~)
FORT WAYNE, IND., August 10.—That it is profit-
able to handle sheet music and mu.i'cal merchan-
dise, even without pianos, is proven in the case of
Will A. Young, of this city, who has just arranged
for the erection of a new building for the housing
of his business to be worth, with the site, about
$30,000. When Mr. Young is settled in the new
quarters in the fall he will be the only music man
in the city who owns his own business building.
NEW CONCERNJN KANSAS CITY.
Only one
piano is
nvade in
this large
(Special to The Review.)
KANSAS CITY, MO., August 10.—F. L. Mooney,
formerly with the Frazier-Lo Bello Music Co., and
E. B. Segerstrom, formerly with the Segerstrom
Piano Manufacturing Co., have organized the
Mooney Music Co., in this city. The new com-
pany has purchased the stock of the McDonnell
Piano Co. and the good will of the Frazier-Lo
Bello Music Co., and will make its headquarters at
1222 Grand avenue, where % a representative line of
instruments will be handled.
The McDonnell Piano Co. will continue to op-
erate its store in Kansas City, Kan.
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LINDEMAN
originated
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Lindcman 6 Sons Piano Go.
49 T ^ St. 6 11V Av«.
N e w York.
B. H. Wood has opened a piano store at Ma-
dera, Cal., representing the Baldwin line.
Style "E.
The Difference
Between what you pay and what
you get is the main factor of your
business success.
Cable-Nelson pianos command a
good margin of profit. They are
real pianos—they attract your best
trade—and their price is fair. Cable-
Nelson is the line for you to tie to.
CABLE-NELSON PIANO CO.
Chicago