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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
C. J. Weller, of Ionia, has opened a music
store in the Clinton block, St. Johns, Mich. The
E. P. Andrew Elected Treasurer of Buyers' and Managers' Club—W. W. Gunn Takes Over opening took place Saturday, April 8. Mr.
the Marquette Co.—Grinnel Employes' Smoker a Brilliant Success—Other News
Weller is a former resident of St. Johns. Pianos,
DETROIT, MICH., April 11.—One of the tilings like to sec the piano dealers of Detroit get to- players and sheet music will be handled. For
which the advertising committee of the Detroit gether and discontinue the practice of giving the opening there was music by a four-piece
Music Trades Association will watch during its music rolls with sales of player pianos. Mr. orchestra and carnations as favors to all.
The Goodfellowship Smoker (Grinnell Bros,
administration will be the large amount of mis- Hartwell came to Detroit from the Pacific Coast
representative advertising appearing in the daily —and on the Coast they don't give anything employes) held at the Alt Heidelberg last week
newspapers, and especially the pianos adver- away for nothing because they (the dealers) was attended by one hundred of the men and
tised as second hand and used which are offered have educated the public along different lines. their friends, it being strictly a stag affair.
for sale from private homes. This practice is
Frank J. Bayley, 11 Witherell street, Detroit, There was a banquet at 7 o'clock, followed by
growing bolder and bolder because people find has donated absolutely free a piano to the Char- cabaret and vaudeville entertainment that kept
the newspapers perfectly willing to accept the ity Bazaar to be held at the Palace Gardens the function in operation until midnight. It was
advertising without even questioning the in- from April 23 to 30, which is for the purpose of the first real smoker given by the club—and
there will be others from time to time, owing to
tegrity of same. Now, the piano dealers of raising money for the German war sufferers.
Detroit who are giving employment to dozens
Miss Ruth Marr, formerly of Grinnell Bros., the big success of the first one. A feature of
and dozens of people, paying enormous rents has joined the J. L. Hudson sheet music depart- the evening was a thirty-five-piece saxophone
orchestra which was exceedingly liberal in
and representing a good portion of the adver- ment as assistant to Manager Robinson.
tising patronage of the daily press, should have
The piano store at 14 East Elizabeth street, rendering selections.
Ira L. Grinnell, president of Grinell Bros., has
sufficient backbone to make their demands Detroit, formerly operated as the A. B. Smith
known to the newspaper publishers and should Piano Co., has changed its name for newspaper returned from a six weeks' Florida trip.
Frank B. Burns, the scarf man, spent several
be able to do something toward the elimination advertising to that of the Phoenix Piano Co.,
of such deliberately false and dishonest adver- although the sign in front of the store still con- days here this week taking orders.
Thomas J. Maher has purchased the business
tising. The writer in discussing this phase of tains the A. B. Smith name. The firm under
advertising with the city editor of a certain the new name continues to offer pianos free for of Maher Bros. Music House, Jackson, Mich.,
afternoon newspaper the other day asked him solving the puzzles, and to send credit orders and will continue the business at the same loca-
tion.
why such stuff was accepted and why there was to those who send in an answer.
not greater protection for the legitimate piano
dealers. "Well, if we had our way we would NEW STORE FOR PEARSON PIANO CO.
MOORE MUSIC CO. OPENS STORE
expose these people, but if we did so the busi-
New
Piano Concern Will Cover Territory in
Opens Branch in Anderson, Ind., With C. I.
ness department would object on the ground
Southern Georgia and Part of Florida
Shirley in Charge
that we are not the censors," said the city editor.
The writer then asked the advertising manager
INDIANAPOLIS, IND., April 8.—The Pearson
THOMASVILLE, GA., April 10.—The Moore Music
why he did not stop it, and he replied: "If we Piano Co. announces that it has opened up a Co., a recently formed piano concern, has
don't take it the other newspapers will, and, branch store in Main street in Anderson, Ind. opened headquarters in the Tosco Hotel Block,
anyway, we are not supposed to look up every The formal opening of the branch will probably on Broad street, where a full line of pianos,
advertisment to see whether it is authentic or be held next Saturday.
players, talking machines, and small goods will
not." What a fine excuse that is for a daily
A short time ago the Pearson Piano Co. be carried. Among the pianos which will be
newspaper to accept money for false adver- opened a branch store at Kokomo, Ind. E. W. featured are the Strich & Zeidler, Crown, Bo-
tising.
Stockdale, manager of the company, said that gart, Newby & Evans, Krell, Royal and Wright.
A. E. Trebilcock, of the Detroit Music Co., the results of the Kokomo branch were so suc- Glenn W. Moore, who has been associated with
288 Woodward avenue, disposed of a Hardman cessful that the company felt warranted in open- prominent piano houses in Atlanta, Ga., and
also in Alabama, will manage the new store, in
grand last week to a person who had bought ing the Anderson branch.
a Hardman upright of him about ten years ago.
C. I. Shirley, who has charge of the Kokomo connection with H. J. Moore, Miss Mary Moore
E. P. Andrew, of the J. L. Hudson piano branch, will supervise the new branch. B. S. having charge of the talking machine and sheet
store, has been elected treasurer of the Buyers' Shirley, a brother, and A. C. Dean, both of music departments. Several outside salesmen
and Managers' Club, which held its annual meet- whom have been in the employ of the Pearson will travel for the store, covering territory
ing last Thursday evening, about seventy-five company for some time, will also be connected throughout southern Georgia and part of Flo-
rida. The business will be conducted on strictly
being in attendance. The feature of the meet- with the new branch.
ing was an address by W. H. Hotchkiss, former
A full line of the pianos and other musical up-to-date and progressive lines, the one-price
advertising manager of Wanamaker's and the instruments carried by the Pearson Co. will be system being carefully adhered to.
Gimbel store in New York.
handled at the new branch.
W. B. Williams, of C. Kurtzmann & Co..
PILCHER RETURNS TO WERLEIN
Roger S. Brown, of the Estey Piano Co., and a
NEW ORLEANS, LA., April 10.—George W. D.
representative of J. & C. Fischer, were among
Wm. H. Muzzy, who for about forty-two years Pilcher has returned to the employ of Philip Wer-
us last week.
was connected with the music business in De- lein, Ltd., piano dealer, of 60S Canal street. Over
E. P. Andrew, of the J. L. Hudson store, con- catur, 111., died in his home in that city last week two years ago Mr. Pilcher, who is recognized as
templates leaving about the middle of April for in his fifty-seventh year. Mr. Muzzy entered one of the foremost piano salesmen in the South,
a visiting trip, stopping off for a day at the employ of C. B. Prescott in 1874 and in a formed the Collins-Pilcher Piano Co., with other
New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Cleveland, few years advanced to the position of manager. employes from the Werlein concern. Mr. Pilcher
Rochester and Toledo. In each town he will Some time later he resigned to open his own recently resigned as vice-president and director of
make visits-to the leading piano stores, being store, which he conducted until a year ago, when the Collins-Pilcher Co., and with W. J. Voges
personally acquainted with most of the owners he was compelled to retire on account of ill re-entered the employ of his old firm. The stock
in the Collins-Pilcher concern, owned by Mr.
and managers. Incidentally, he expects to pick health.
Pilcher, is now for sale.
up some new ideas. As to March business, Mr.
Andrew stated that it was a big month—the main
JULIUS D. BAUER_LEFT $24,441
reason being the big Brambach baby grand sale.
LOCATED IN NEW QUARTERS
Julius D. Bauer, a member of the firm of Stultz
"We got more than double our quota for & Bauer, who died at the home of his mother,
H. J. Raymore, who has built up a splendid
March," he added.
Mrs. Lydia Bauer, 1199 Carroll street, Brooklyn, business in Freeport, N. Y., is now located in his
The store at 794 Woodward avenue, operated on December 23, 1915, left an estate valued at $24,- new store at 34 South Grove street, having re-
for several years under the style of the Mar- 441.17, according to the report of the appraiser. moved recently from 45 Railroad avenue. Mr.
quette Musical Co., has been taken over by W. The estate is divided between his mother, a sis- Raymore, who has a large trade in that city and
W. Gunn, for three years a partner with Mr. ter, and his brothers, Carl and Frederick.
locality, has always handled a line of pianos that
Marquette and formerly in the piano business
has appealed to a fashionable clientele.
at Saginaw. The store will be conducted in the BURST WATER PIPECAUSES DAMAGE
future as the W. W. Gunn Music House, and
LEHMAN. COJVINS PRIZE
The stock of the West Music Co., of Joliet, 111.,
will handle a full line of pianos, player pianos was recently damaged by water through the break-
The Lehman Piano Co., l)es Moines, Iowa, was
and talking machines, in addition to electric ing of a water pipe on the floor over the store. awarded the second prize in the recent "Go to
pianos for cafes, restaurants and public places. Manager Geo. Wiswell reports that the damage to Church" Window Decoration Contest held in that
L. B. Hartwell, the new player roll department the pianos was not great, but that many small in- city recently under the auspices of the promotion
manager of the J. L. Hudson store, says he would struments hanging on the walls were damaged.
committee of the Ministerial Association.
DETROIT TRADE WATCHING FRAUDULENT ADVERTISERS
DEATH OF VETERAN LEADER
WINTER & CO.
220 SOUTHERN BOULEVARD, NEW YORK
Manufacturers of
Superior Pianos
and Player Pianos