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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
CHARLES H. PARSONS ON GUARD
Again in Washington to Watch Action of Con-
ference Committee of House and Senate on
War Revenue Bill—Also Keeping in Touch
With Other Matters of Interest to the Trade
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BRITISH MUSIC TRADES'ASSOCIATION SENDS GREETINGS
President of British Organization Cables Text of Resolution Passed at Recent Meeting, Commend-
ing American Associations on the Support Given by Them to the U. S. Government
Walter Eastman, manager of Chappell & Co., Ltd., the American branch of the old estab-
lished British music publishing and piano house of that name, with headquarters at 41 East
Chas. H. Parsons, who has been representing Thirty-fourth street, New York, this week received the following cablegram from W. R. Pent-
the National Association of Piano Manufactur- land, president of the British Music Trades' Association, which recently held a convention in
ers in Washington in connection with the War London. A copy of the resolution has been sent to the presidents of the National Piano
Revenue Bill, left for the National Capital again Manufacturers' Association, National Association of Piano Merchants, National Piano Travelers'
this week to watch the action of the Conference Association, Music Industries Chamber of Commerce, National Association of Talking Machine
Committee of the House and Senate in their Jobbers, Music Publishers' Association of the United States, National Association of Music Roll
final discussion of the bill, and protect the in- Manufacturers and the National Association of Sheet Music Dealers. The cablegram read in full
terests of the piano trade, if such protection is as follows:
Please inform the presidents of all the American Music Trades Associations of the follow-
necessary. Mr. Parsons will also keep in touch
with other governmental activities, including ing resolution of the convention of Music Trades of Great Britain assembled in London: "Hav-
the proposed embargo on all railroad freight ing heard of the enthusiastic support that the Music Trades Associations of America are giving
shipments except war munitions and foodstuffs. the United States Government in preparations to join the Allies in the Great War for human
liberty we send them hearty congratulations and thanks. Our people are now assured that the
union of the great peoples of the United States with the Allies will bring victory and lasting
OPEN NEW RETAIL STORE
The DeRivas & Harris Mfg. Co. recently- peace and will lead to a closer union between the peoples of America and Great Britain for the
opened a new salesroom at 1869 Third avenue,' greater happiness of mankind. It is our fervent hope that our friends in the music trade of
New York, which is already doing a very satis- America and we here will come closer together to our mutual advantage and for the develop-
factory retail trade. The new store is under ment and strengthening of musical culture throughout the world."
(Signed) R. W. PENTLAND, President.
the management of Joe LiVolsi, under the
supervision of M. D. Bowers, who has been in
MOVING ORDINANCE APPROVED
NEW COMMITTEE APPOINTED
charge of the retail end of the DeRivas & Harris
activities for several years. The full line of
DeRivas & Harris pianos and players will be By Piano Merchants' Association of New York Cartmen in New York Must Now Keep Weekly
Record of All Pianos and Furniture Moved
—Next Meeting Scheduled for July 12
carried in addition to Columbia Grafonolas and
by Them—Of Interest to Piano Merchants
records.
The next meeting of the Piano Merchants'
a recent hearing before the Committee
Association of New York will be held at the
P. J. CUNNINGHAM BUYS PROPERTY Crescent Athletic Club, Brooklyn, on July 12, on At General
Welfare of the Board of Aldermen,
P. J. Cunningham, secretary and treasurer of
when a special luncheon will be served to the Ordinance Int. 1,659, providing that public cart-
the Cunningham Piano Co., of Philadelphia, has members.
men shall keep a weekly record of pianos, talk-
purchased the premises at 1314 Chestnut street,
An interesting report on the recent proposal to ing machines, furniture, etc., moved by them, the
at a price believed to approximate $300,000. formulate an agreement regarding minimum ad- names of the owners of such furniture and the
The property will be improved with a new vertised prices for pianos and player-pianos will places to which such removals are made and
building.
be one of the very important features of the report weekly to the Commissioner of Licenses,
was approved by the Real Estate Board through
coming meeting.
APPOINTMENT FOR R. N. WATKIN
The following committees have been ap- the Committee on City Ordnances. II. J. Schu-
macher, Louis Schrag and Edward P. Doyle ap-
Robert N. Watkin, secretary of the Will A. pointed for the association:
Watkin Co., Dallas, Tex., has been appointed a
Membership Committee—B. J. Faeth, chair- peared before the committee.
The position taken by the committee was:
member of the board of appeals, which has man; Charles Schultz and Harold Bersin.
jurisdiction over the decisions of the Censor of
Grievance Committee—E. Paul Hamilton, Real estate owners generally have for a long
Public Amusements of Dallas, by Mayor Joel chairman; Thos. H. Fletcher, J. B. Cohen, W. while approved the principles embodied in this
ordinance and the Board now approves the ordi-
E. Lawther.
W. Lawson and E. Beins.
nance. It would relieve a condition under which
removals are frequently made by tenants who
fail to pay their rents and cannot be traced.
Recent Decision of Interstate Commerce Commission Gives Eastern Railroads the Privilege of
In some cases they not only move without
Raising Rates About Eight Per Cent.—Piano Manufacturers Will Be Affected by Increase
paying rent, but also take with them valuable
WASHINGTON, D.
C, July 2.—The long-ex- of the Eastern roads will be increased from 3 to fixtures and even pier glasses from apartments.
INCREASE IN FREIGHT RATESjGRANTED BY COMMISSION
pected decision of the Interstate Commerce
Commission on the application of the railroads
of the country for permission to raise their
freight rates 15 per cent, in order to enable them
to meet existing conditions of expense was ren-
dered on Friday night. While at first the de-
cision was interpreted as a flat rejection' of the
application of the carriers for relief, a more
careful analysis showed that railroads in of-
ficial classification territory—that is, the East-
ern roads—practically gain the right to increase
their class rates from 8 to 10 per cent.
The Eastern roads are benefited also by fa-
vorable rail and water rates. The permission
to increase class charges will raise rates per
hundred pounds to 90 cents for first class, 79
cents for second class, 60 cents for third class,
42 cents for fourth class, 36 cents for fifth class,
and 30 cents for sixth class freight. Such in-
creased tariffs may be made effective on not less
than five days' notice given in the usual way.
Railroad men here regard this phase of the
allowed increases as amounting practically to
an increase of from S to 10 per cent, in Eastern
territory. Some class rates may be increased
as much as IS per cent., but until the decision
has been analyzed in a practical way it will be
impossible to give exact figures. The general
understanding is that the gross freight revenue
4 per cent.
On its face the decision is a rejection of the
application of the railroads. This impression
is conveyed* by one sentence in the commis-
sion's report into which it compresses its gen-
eral view of the advisability of the increase.
"Only a most urgent and extraordinary situa-
tion," the commission says, "would justify per-
mitting tariffs carrying a large percentage in-
crease to become effective. This record does
not disclose the existence of a situation re-
quiring such a heroic remedy."
In another place the commission replies to
the argument of the railroads that the proposed
increase was a war measure. It says:
"We fully appreciate the services which the
railroads are performing and the unusual ef-
forts they are making to secure a maximum of
efficiency.
But this record does not convince
us that the suspending or the refusing to sus-
pend the proposed rates, or the granting or the
refusing to grant increased rates, will facilitate
or retard the successful prosecution of the war."
Under the commission's order the tariffs con-
taining the proposed increase, which had been
filed with the commission by the railroads, are
suspended until October 28, 1917, at which time
the case may be reopened if unfavorable con-
ditions develop.
WINTER & CO.
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220 SOUTHERN BOULEVARD, NEW YORK
Manufacturers of
SILVERS BUYS JVEBER PIANO CO.
TACOMA, WASH., July 2.—The Weber Piano Co.,
of 1307 Broadway, has been taken over by T. S.
Silvers, who was formerly well known in the
music trade, at one time being manager of the
Eilers Music Store. Subsequent to that Mr.
Silvers engaged in business with H. G. Reed,
the business being known as the Reed-French
Piano Mfg. Co., of Portland. The partner-
ship was dissolved in 1912, but Mr. Silvers con-
tinued the business until early last year, when
the Reed-French Piano Mfg. Co. took over the
store. Since that time Mr. Silvers has been
selling pianos in the southwestern part of the
State.
ATTRACTIVE REE^CROSS WINDOW
NEW ORLEANS, LA., July 2.—The D. H. Holmes
Co., piano dealers of this city, recently had a
very attractive window display showing a com-
plete hospital outfit, the display being gotten
up for the benefit of the Red Cross subscrip-
tion campaign.
Not only was the display
equipped with a full outfit of operating room
appliances, but two live soldiers occupied the
cots which were part of the display, and a Red
Cross Nurse sat at a table.
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