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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
TRADE NEWS FROM THE NORTHWEST H. C. WAMELINK ELECTED PRESIDENT
W. J. Dyer & Bro. Declare Dividend—Ernest
Urchs Books Substantial Steinway Orders—
In Optimistic Mood—Linquist's New Sales
Room—Other Items of Timely Interest.
Of J. T. Wamelink & Sons Piano Co., Cleveland,
to Succeed J. T. Wamelink.
(Special to The Review.)
CLEVELAND, O., February 8.—At the recent an-
nual meeting of the stockholders of J. T. Wame-
(Special to The Review.)
link & Sons Piano Co., this city, H. C. Wamelink
MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL, February 8.—W. J.
was elected president to succeed the late J. T.
Dyer & Bro. (incorporated) declared a dividend of
7 per cent, for 1914 at the annual meeting of the \\ i'melink. The following officers were also elected:
directors in St. Paul last week, and in addition set E. C. Wamelink, vice-president; C. M. Mix, secre-
aside a surplus, the amount of which, however, tary; E. P. Lenihan, treasurer; H. J. Wamelink,
is not disclosed. "We had a good year, taking general manager; board of directors, H. C. Wame-
everything into consideration," said President W. link, E. C. Wamelink, C. M. Mix, E. P. Lenihan,
J. Dyer, "and rather look to 1915 to prove equally E. N. Gage.
H. J. Wamelink, general manager, states that the
satisfactory. At any rate, we can see nothing in
sight that should interfere with the normal trade month of January, 1915, showed a wonderful im-
in the Northwest, and there are contingencies that provement in business, and that the last week of
that month will go on record as the largest grand
might improve the general situation."
This house, with that of the Metropolitan Music piano week in the history of the house, which was
Co., Minneapolis, had a visit from Ernest Urchs, due to the sale of Mason & Hamlin and Hardman
of Steinway & Sons. Mr. Urchs is '"some" trade grands. Mr. Wamelink says further that the fact
ambassador; he took with him orders for eveiy- that they have so many good prospects for grand
thing the house of Steinway produces. Trade is pianos for the immediate future only goes to show
that the public is purchasing more grand pianos
reported by both houses to show slight improve-
every
year, and he believes that the business is
ment during the second week of February.
going to gradually show a decided improvement.
Mr. Urchs himself was brimful of optimism. The
Steinway business not only has been good but in
some sections phenomenal in volume. A. Dal-
BAD BILL IN CALIFORNIA.
rymple, of the Estey Piano Co., also reported that
New Measure Before State Assembly Would
he found things very much to his liking in the
Nullify
Instalment
Contracts—Time
for
Northwest.
Piano Men to Get Together and Fight I t . .
The "overstock" special sale conducted by the
(Special to The Review.)
P. A. Starck Co. in St. Paul, boomed by newspaper
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., February 6.—The piano
advertising is pronounced a great success by Man-
ager H. S. Krossin. It may be stated that the other men of California are now in a position to sym-
dealers do not share in his prosperity, as without pathize with their brethren in the East, who have
exception they pronounce trade slow. It always is been faced with obnoxious legislation, for a new
slow in February they say, and they are not sur- bill that has just been introduced in the Assembly
prised or disappointed. A tendency to better busi- at Sacramento and designed to prohibit secret liens
ness is noted this week as compared with the first on personal property contains the paragraph that
week of the month and the future looks promising. throws considerable doubt on the legality of piano
It is reported in piano circles that the building instalment contracts. The new bill, which the piano
men will make every endeavor to prevent becoming
now being erected on Eighth street in the rear of
the Cable Company's store, and almost opposite the a law, reads as follows:
"Every contract whereby a secret lien is created
Kimball store is destined for an old piano house
long established in Minneapolis and St. Paul, but or. personal property is to that extent void. Every
contract in which the seller of personal property
the report is not' officially confirmed.
A Fotopiano was sent to North Dakota this week reserves or retains title after delivery until the pur-
chase price thereof, wholly or in part, shall have
by W. J. Dyer & Bro.
been paid is deemed to create a secret lien and is,
anc ot
The work of remodeling the salesroom * ~
to that extent, void. Every contract of hire or
fices of the W. A. Linquist Piano Co. will be com-
rental of personal property whereby the sum or
pleted next week, and the manager is still promis-
sums to be paid for such hire or rental are ulti-
ing a sight that will give the other managers a
mately to be taken or treated as purchase money for
jealous green cast to their eyes.
any personal property delivered under such contract
shall be taken and deemed a contract of sale, and
INTERESTING PATENT DECISION.
title to said property will pass with delivery there-
United States Circuit Court of Appeals in
of. Every shift, artifice or device whereby any of
Indiana Defines the Term "Aggregation" in
the provisions of this section is sought or intended
Law of Patents in Player-Piano Case.
to be evaded shall be null and void."
A most interesting decision regarding the stand-
ing of the term "aggregation" in the law of pat- CHAS. H. UTLEY CHIEF BENEFICIARY.
ents was recently handed down by Justice Baker
( Special to The Review.)
of the United States Circuit Court of Indiana in
BUFFALO, N. Y., February 8.—Charles H. Utley,
the case of Krell Auto Grand Piano Co., of Amer- piano dealer of this city, is one of the principal
ica vs. The Story & Clark Piano Co., in which he beneficiaries in the will of his svepmother, Cecelia
suggests that "aggregation" in the law of patents Utley, which has just been admitted to probate here
means that the claims in and of themselves, inde- by Surrogate Hart. He is sole executor and gets
pendently of the prior act, show that the elements the major portion of the estate, as well as the
are incapable of coacting to produce a unitary re- Utley opals, said to be of great monetary and his-
sult. Further that a patent for a mechanism con- torical value. Mrs. Utley, who died December 6
sisting of two or more elements is not necessarily last, always took an active interest in the local
invalid as an aggregation because there is no di- music trade affairs and was well known socially.
rect coaction between the elements where such co-
action comes to produce a unitary result through
HOLT PIANO CO. INCORPORATED.
the mediation of the operator or the operating
The Holt Piano Co., of Sapulpa, Okia., has been
force. In discussing the case the Court said: "II
incorporated with a capital stock of $10,01)0, by C. E.
is only through the mediation of the operator that
Porter, Bessie N. Porter and E. C. Porter.
the parts coact to produce the new, unitary result.
Operator stands as motive power. So the oscillat-
FILE PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY.
ing holder and the fixed cutter can be a lawful
combination only because the existence and the J. R. Lyon & Co., piano dealers of Jackson, Miss.,
proper application of power are necessarily im- have filed a petition in bankruptcy with assets of
$2,000 and liabilities of $8,438.
plied."
Earl E. Hughey is head of a new concern formed
in Waterloo, N. Y., for the purpose of engaging
in the sale and repair of pianos.
C. W. Baldwin and C. E. Livengood, two mu-
sicians, have entered into partnership and have
opened a piano store in Meyersdale, Pa.
DEATH OF JAMES MEIKLEJOHN.
Head of
Meiklejohn Co., Pawtucket,
Passes Away at Advanced Age.
R.
I.,
(Special to The Review.)
PAWTUCKET, R. I., February 8.—James Meikle-
john, long prominent in business circles of this
city as head of the Meiklejohn Co., the prominent
piano and music house of this city and Providence,
died at his home here last week after a short ill-
ness. He was in his eighty-second year.
Mr. Meiklejohn was a native of Scotland and
came to the United States about forty-five years
ago, where he started to work as a color mixer
for a concern in this city. Some years later he
drifted into the retail piano and music business and
met with great success in that field. Mr. Meikle-
john was the father of President Alexander Mei-
klejohn of Amherst College. The deceased was
for many years prominently identified witn the
Order of Scottish Clans.
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