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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
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WHAT THE SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION SEEKS TO ACCOMPLISH
New Organization of Southern Song-Book Publishers, Formed in Memphis, Tenn., Outlines
Several Valuable Reforms Which It Will Endeavor to Bring About in the Trade
songs, and the practice now prevalent among
MEMPHIS, TENN., December 4.—As reported in
the columns of The Review sometime ago, a publishers of printing song words that are
number of Southern music publishers met in senseless and meaningless and contend for bet-
this city and originated the Southern Song ter hymns.
Book Co-operative Association for the purpose
"Fourth—-That publishers have a uniform
of developing closer relations among the pub- price on the various sized books both to the
lishers in that section of the country for mu- trade and the profession, based on a schedule
tual benefit and protection, and to bring all the of 5 cents per form (thirty-two pages), and
Southland into its own musically.
that the ruinous habit be stopped at once of
The new association started off with a bang, cutting prices to a dangerously ridiculous point
and it has already laid down an ambitious pro- in an effort to crush out competition (which is
gram which might be of interest to music pub- more than anything else responsible for the
lishers' and dealers' associations in other sec- trash that is now being published and dumped
tions of the country. Among other things the off on the public as gospel music). Five cents
association agreed to do and recommended to a form is as low a schedule as the business can
be done were the following:
be operated on, and gives the public even bet-
"First—That we discourage nagging and ter prices than they have been able to get this
wrangling among publishers and teachers, and year from reputable publishers. We believe
encourage brotherhood and friendly co-opera- that the people as a whole want wholesome
tion.
gospel songs in preference to jingling gibberish
"Second—That publishers devise some lawful rhymes, and will therefore stand with that class
method of protecting each other against dis- of publishers who contend for that standard of
honest and unscrupulous men. This can be songs. It was also recommended that the pub-
done by the various publishers furnishing others lishers of the South, or rather in the organiza-
with a list of those who have proven themselves tion, stand together in securing the best rates
to be such characters. This is an important on printing and plate-making. We have al-
step and should make some fellows straighten ready been able through the organization to get
up or get out of the profession.
better prices for next year than we had this
"Third—That publishers condemn the habit year, even in face of advances in the cost of
long in vogue in the South of writing songs raw material. This protects the public against
for those who cannot write them for themselves unreasonably high prices on song books which
and giving them credit for something they did they were gradually being forced to pay by
not do. There can be nothing more dishonest printers raising their prices constantly and
and more detrimental to the cause than this one rapidly. The present high tide of prices on all
thing. Also, that a ban be placed on the habit commodities must be checked in some way, and
of changing and altering the good old church on song books no less than other things, and
the only way it can be done until we get legis-
lation to stop it is by concerted action on the
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dealers and the public as well."
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The officers elected by the new association
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P. Ganus, Tuscaloosa, Ala., third vice-presi-
dent; J. H. Stanley, of Saltillo, Miss., fourth
vice-president; Emmett S. Dean, of Waco,
Tex., fifth vice-president; J. B. Vaughan, of
Athens, Ga., sixth vice-president; K. T. Hilde-
brand, of Basic, Va., seventh vice-president; L.
E. Edmonds, of Springfield, Mo., eighth vice-
president; H. N. Lincoln, of Kinloch, Mo., ninth
vice-president; M. D. Ussery, Abilene, Tex.,
tenth vice-president; F. Clark Perry, Chatta-
nooga, Tenn., eleventh vice-president; R. L.
Page, of Belmont, Miss., twelfth vice-president;
S. J. Oslin, chaplain. An executive committee
was appointed by the president, composed of
J E. Thomas, chairman; S. J. Oslin and W. P.
Gardner. This committee will draw up con-
stitution and by-laws to be presented at the next
annual meeting, which will convene in Memphis
in the fall of 1917, during the Tri-State Fair.
Exact dates for the meeting of the association
will be announced later.
At the meeting it was suggested that the
Southern song writers be asked to meet with
the Publishers' Association next fall for the
purpose of originating a Southern Song Writers'
Association, and the idea met with approval on
the part of the members.
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