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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
NEW JENKINS^TORE IN JOPLIN
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS
GRAUL & KAYSJERCO. DISSOLVED
First National Bank Building Has Been Pur-
chased for Use as Piano Store—To Be Hand-
somely Equipped and Occupied Next Month
Governing Body of New York Piano Manufac-
turing' Association Has Busy Session—Con-
vention Plans, Legislation, Increased Prices,
Etc., Considered—Annual Meeting April 18
Present Stores in Cincinnati and Newport Will
Be Run as Separate Concerns—Mr. Kayser
Will Conduct the Store in Newport, Ky.
JOIM.IN, Mo., April 3.—The J. W. Jenkins Sons
Music Co. has purchased the old First National
Bank Building at 411 Main street, and will spend
$15,000 in improvements and alterations in the
building before it moves to it late next month
from its present store at 715 Main street. An
automatic elevator and a sprinkling system will
he installed, and the rear of the building will be
extended forty feet. The first floor will be given
over to the display of pianos and Victrolas, a
balcony extending over the demonstration
booths being used for the offices. The second
and third floors will be devoted exclusively to
the demonstration of pianos and players. Harry
W. Wert, manager of the present store, attended
to the details connected with the purchase of the
bank building, and will have charge of the re-
modeling.
AMEND UNFAIR COMPETITION LAW
Law Passed in New Jersey in 1913 Now Changed
By Striking Out Certain Words
CINCINNATI, OHIO, April 3.—The Graul & Kayser
At a meeting of the Executive Committee of Piano Co., piano dealers of this city, has been
the New York Piano Manufacturers' Association dissolved, the dissolution being completed within
held at the Murray Hill Hotel on Thursday the last ten days. W. R. Graul, one of the part-
of last week, the plans for the entertainment of ners, will continue in business under the name
the convention visitors in June were discussed of the W. R. Graul Piano Co., occupying the
at some length and will remain practically as present store on Government Square, while A.
outlined in The Review recently, though there C. Kayser will engage in business in Newport,
Ky., occupying the store at 621 Monmouth
is considerable detail work still to be done.
The annual meeting of the association will be street, which was formerly used as a branch of
held on the evening of April 18, and will be, as the Graul & Kayser Co. Mr. Graul has pur-
usual, followed by a dinner at which the chased the good-will and stock of the old con-
speakers will include Alfred Reeves, general cern from his partner. The Hallet & Davis line,
manager of the Automobile Chamber of Com- which had been carried by the firm for several
merce, who will tell, from personal experience, years, will still be featured, both in Newport and
in this city. Mr. Kayser will conduct his busi-
what a trade association may accomplish.
The matter of State legislation also received ness under the name of Kayser & Waldemayer.
attention at the meeting and there was some The Columbia Grafonola will also be featured.
discussion regarding the advisability of having
TO KEEP PIERS OPEN AT NIGHT
a permanent legal representative for the purpose
of protecting the interests of the association.
Railroads and Steamship Companies Take Action
A proposal that there be an official piano ex-
to Relieve Congestion in Incoming Freight
hibit in connection with the convention was
by Allowing Night Collections
turned down by the committee who devoted con-
Members of the piano and allied trades who
siderable time to a consideration of the ocean
freight question and some information on the have experienced serious delays and difficulties
subject offered by D. R. Martinez. The tre- in getting hold of shipments of materials sent
mendous increase in the price of copper was from out of town either by railroad or boat have
also referred to and the committee instructed been interested to learn that in order to relieve
the secretary of the association to write to the the congestion of incoming freight to a certain
Federal Trade Commission to learn what action extent eight railroads and three steamship lines
might be taken to regulate the supply and pre- have agreed to keep open their piers for the
removal of inbound freight by trucks ap-
vent a further price increase.
plying before 9 o'clock at night. It is be-
lieved
that the night work will, if continued
J. H. LUDDENJN SAN DIEGO
for a considerable period, serve to bring the
Sohmer Traveling Representative the Guest of incoming freight situation back to normal.
the Gray-Daw Music Co. During a Recent
Business Visit Made to Exposition City
The law which was passed in New Jersey in
1913, prohibiting the use of manufacturers' names
or the depreciation of manufacturers' prices
"for the purpose of attracting trade for other
goods," has been amended by striking out the
words italicized above. The original law was
passed at the request of the Advertising Men's
League of New York, and was tested in the
case of Ingersoll vs. Goldstein in the New
Jersey Court of Chancery. The court held that
the law was in derogation of the common law,
and must be strictly construed. A notice in an
Ingersoll watch, forbidding its sale at less than
one dollar, but not in terms prohibiting the
practice denounced by the statute, was insuf-
ficient. The amended form of the law, which
was approved by Governor Fielder on March 16,
Upon a recent visit to San Diego, Cal., John
reads as follows:
H. Ludden, of Sohmer & Co., New York, the
"It shall be unlawful for any merchant, firm popular piano traveler, took advantage of the
or corporation to appropriate for his or their
own use a name, brand, trade-mark, reputation
or good-will of any maker in whose product said
merchant, firm or corporation deals, or to dis-
criminate against the same by depreciating the
value of such products in the public mind, or by
misrepresentation as to value or quality, or by
price inducement, or by unfair discrimination
between buyers, or in any other manner whatso-
ever, except in cases where said goods do not
carry any notice prohibiting such practice, and
excepting in case of a receiver's sale, or a sale
by a concern going out of business."
NEW POST OFFICE IN THE BRONX
Richard W. Lawrence, president of the Auto-
piano Co., New York, was one of the delegates
who went to Washington last week on behalf of
the" Bronx Board of Trade, for the purpose of
securing a one million dollar post office for
()ne Hundred and Forty-ninth street and Mott
avenue, that borough. The House Committee
on Public Buildings and Grounds favored the
request, when the committee was able to show
that the Bronx had far-outstripped its postal
facilities.
NOVEL ADVERTISING FOR STARR CO.
DAYTON, OHJO, April 3.—The Starr Piano Co. has
attracted much attention by reason of a novel
window exhibition in its store here. Two life-
ANDRUS MOVESJTO^NEW LOCATION
size figures appear in the window each afternoon
NORTH TONAWANDA, N. Y., April 3.—Curt C.
and dance to the music of the new Starr talk-
J. H. Ludden at San Diego Fair
Andrus has moved his music store" from the offered opportunity and spent quite some time ing machine. The evolutions performed by the
Schulmeister Block to the store next to the at the Panama-California Exposition now being figures are perfect, and the public has been mys-
Union Clothing House. The new store has sev- held at that city.
tified as to whether the figures are human or
eral modern features, among them being a
Mr. Ludden was accompanied on his tour of merely clever mechanical dummies. The Starr
soundproof room for demonstrating Victor the exposition by the members of the firm of the Co. has promised to answer the question before
records, and a fecital room on the second floor Gray-Daw Music Co., San Diego, Cal.; W. F. the display is taken off.
where public concerts will be given. The new Maw and Tnydall Gray, who handle the Sohmer
store will carry the Baldwin line of pianos and line in that city. Messrs. Maw and Gray left no
ANSELL FEATURING HALLET & DAVIS
players, being the sole agency for these instru- stone unturned to make Mr. Ludden's trip to
ments in this territory.
Robt. Ansell, who, as announced in The Re-
San Diego a memorable one, and judging from
Mr. Ludden's expression of pleasure, as shown view, recently started in business for himself in
SCHRADER TO OPEN NEW STORE on the accompanying photograph, his hosts cer- Baltimore, Md., reports an exceptionally good
business in the Hallet & Davis line. His new
ISHPEMING, MICH., April 3.—Louis G. Schrader, tainly succeeded in their mission.
store at 107 South Broadway is up to date in
for the past ten years in the employ of Grinnell
Bros., at their Escanaba branch store, has re- President Gardner, of the Gardner & Farnum every particular. Mr. Ansell was formerly con-
signed his position and is opening a new piano Co., Providence, R. I., has purchased the interest nected with the firm of Cohen & Hughes, where
and Victor talking machine store in the McEncroe of his partner, Clinton V. Farnum, who con- he was in charge of the piano and player-piano
Block. The store will be one of the most templates representing some high-class piano departments. In addition to the Hallet & Davis
pianos he also carries the Virtuolo player.
up-to-date music establishments in this section. house in the near future.
WINTER & CO.
220 SOUTHERN BOULEVARD, NEW YORK
Manufacturers of
Superior Pianos
and Player Pianos