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JUNE 22, 1918
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
JOS. SPECTOR SECURES MILLER AGENCY FOR NEW YORK
Prominent New York Piano Retailer Will Give This Nationally Known Boston Piano Vigorous
Representation at His Stores in the Metropolis
Jos. Spector, the well-known piano dealer at
322-324 Grand street and 904 Prospect avenue,
New York City, has secured the agency for the
pianos and players made by the Henry F.
Miller & Sons Piano Co., Boston. Mr. Spector
has built up a large and important business
throughout the city, and with pianos of such
a national reputation as the Henry F. Miller,
he should be able to extend his clientele mate-
rially in New York and vicinity.*
In discussing the consummation of this im-
portant deal this week Mr. Spector said to The
Review:
"Tn my experience of over twenty-three years
in the piano business in New York I have no-
ticed that this city is becoming daily more and
more of a musical town. The strongest reason
I can give to substantiate my opinion is that
each and every purchaser of a piano when he
calls upon a piano dealer always mentions the
names of the few real high-grade pianos with
delight, desiring for himself to have one of
these pianos if he can only afford it.
"Since the piano industry is a source of edu-
cation to our community, also fostering the de-
velopment of art, it becomes the duty of every
piano merchant to be conscientious in distribut-
ing instruments which should tend to produce
these traits, and while always following up such
policy, I have come to the conclusion that the
artistic Henry F. Miller instruments shall be
strongly represented in New York, and have
therefore made connections with the Henry F.
Miller & Sons Piano Co., of Boston, to handle
their instruments in addition to my previous
important lines consisting of the Kroeger, the
American Piano Co. products and the Werner.
"I hope 1 will be able with truthful adver-
tisement to introduce more thoroughly the
merits of the Henry F. Miller piano in our great
metropolitan city."
GOVERNMENT PLANS
CONTROL OF LABOR
Plan Designed to Prevent Shortage of Labor in
War Industries—After July 15 Plants Employ-
ing More Than 100 Workers Must Secure
Help From Federal Employment Board
WASHINGTON, D. C, June 17.—Of exceeding in-
terest to members of the musical instrument in-
dustry is the plan to place the Government in
control of the distribution of labor, and thus
prevent the disturbances caused by one industry
bidding against another for the services of
skilled and unskilled workmen, just announced
by the Department of Labor at the opening
session of the first National War Labor Confer-
PLACE PIANO ON BATTLESHIP
ence of the United States Employment Service.
James & Holmstrom Upright Providing Enter- Many officials who have been gravely concerned
over the labor situation expressed the belief to-
tainment for Men on "North Dakota"
day that the plan would solve the problem and
John J. Glynn, manager of the retail ware- end the vicious practices which have hindered
rooms of James & Holmstrom, reports that they the work at many war industries.
The plan will have its first practical test be-
have experienced particularly good business
ginning July 15, and after that date all indus-
during the past week.
A James & Holmstrom upright was recently tries employing more than 100 workers will be
installed in the U. S. battleship "North Dakota." compelled to obtain common labor through the
This restric-
Mr. Glynn paid a visit to the ship and found Federal Employment Service.
that the instrument was much admired and was tion will be extended to cover skilled workers
industriously doing its bit in providing musical as rapidly thereafter as the machinery of the
Government can be placed in operation.
entertainment for those on board.
It has been stated that one of the most dan-
The branch store of the C. E. Roat Music Co. gerous evils in connection with the labor sit-
uation was caused by the industries which
at Albion, Mich., has been closed.
"pirated labor" by bidding high prices for work-
ers, thus causing a shifting of large numbers
of men from one industry to another, with a
Initial Shipment of Estey Uprights, Grands and Players Has Been Sent to G. Eirikss, Who Se- consequent waste* of effort that frequently re-
sulted in the serious crippling of plants engaged
cures the "Farthest North" Agency for an American Piano Ever Established
in war work which were unable to enter the field
of competition.
The Estey Piano Co. announces having placed lovers and music plays.a prominent part in their
For a time this situation caused a delay in
the sole agency for Estey pianos in Iceland entertainment, especially during the long severe
the shipbuilding program, as thousands of men
with G. Eirikss, Reykjavik, to whom the initial winters.
Estey instruments have already found a place were enticed to other industries which were of-
shipment of a complete line of Estey uprights,
fering higher wages. The railroads and the coal
mines as well as other vital industries also
suffered, and industries in the South, which
were unable to meet the bidding of industries
in the North and Middle West, were not infre-
quently confronted with a situation where work-
men deserted in large numbers. In not a few
instances workmen were taken from war in-
dustries by less essential manufactories.
Secretary of Labor Wilson emphasized the
danger of the present situation at the confer-
ence to-day, when he stated that "the alarming
labor turnover which has sprung up because of
competitive labor bidding among private em-
ployers with war contracts is one of the con-
ditions most hostile to efficiency in the whole
labor situation."
To this statement John B. Densmore, Di-
rector General of the Government Employment
Agency, added that the most important work
of local officers of the service was to see that
men are placed in positions where they fit and
where they will remain permanently and be of
the greatest assistance in winning the war.
ESTEY PIANO CO. ESTABLISHES AN AGENCY IN ICELAND
L. P. COLLINS IN LARGER QUARTERS
Headquarters of G. Eirikss, Piano Merchant of Reykjavik, Iceland
grands and players has just been sent forward. in the homes of some of the prominent people
The name Iceland is so closely associated with located in this far North country and this new
snow and ice that few people realize that quite connection will result in added interest being
a goodly portion of the inhabitants are music taken in this well-known piano.
WINTER & CO.
PIANOS AND PLAYER-PIANOS
Owing to increased business Lawrence P. Col-
lins, of Muskegon, Mich., has been compelled
to move to larger quarters. He has leased
modern salesrooms at 151 West Western avenue
and opened June 15 with a complete line of Price
& Teeple and Kimball pianos and players, Pathe,
Mandel and Kimball talking machines.
The Bennett Musical Institute Co., of Har-
risburg, Pa., has been incorporated with a cap-
italization of $5,000.
RUDOLF
PIANOS AND PLAYER-PIANOS
22O SOUTHERN BOULEVARD, NEW YORK