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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
GEO. W. POUND STARTS ON TOUR
{Continued from page 11)
The importance which is attached to Mr.
Pound's trip by C. A. Grinnell, president of the
Music Industries Chamber of Commerce, and
one of the sponsors of the coast-to-coast speak*-
ing tour, is evinced by a letter sent by Mr. Grin-
nell to Mr. Pound recently and in which the
former said in part:
"Am intensely anxious that the results of this
trip go down in history. I hope to return to
Detroit about the first of April and hope it may
be so that I can keep fairly well in touch with
you while making the trip. At home, with a
stenographer to help, I can co-operate much
better than when here. Am exceedingly anxious
that our publicity and trade-paper work be the
most effective possible.
"My term of office expires in a little over two
months and I hope that the Chamber may be
made a definite, throbbing, functioning factor
which may be the vitalizing power for our entire
industry. I shall be glad to make my business
secondary and push the Chamber to the point
that its momentum carry it on and on to 100
per cent, of its possible usefulness to our be-,
loved industry.
"In order to do this I need your advice, your
co-operation, for you are at the fountain head
of information—New York and Washington.
You will give great inspiration to the trade
from coast to coast, and you will receive much
enthusiasm from those of the music trade as you
visit them, so let your light so shine that I and
others kindly disposed to aid in this beneficial
and much needed work for our industry may
time properly our efforts that they vibrate in
perfect harmony with yours.
"I also confidently expect that the members
of the trade from ocean to ocean and from
North to South may realize and do their duty
fully, which will soon cause the world to recog-
nize it in its true light and sphere as the real
dominant power of the globe and not have our
industry classed as a 'non-essential.' Every
man of our trade worthy to be classed in it
should rally to the call now. The wheels of
industry, and in fact of destiny, of our trade
are in motion—we have started something—the
big project is moving—let us get under the lead
and push it across in a big way."
Complete reports of the progress of Mr.
Pound's tour will appear in The Review each
week.
NEW MUSIC CHART
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 17.—Patent No.
1,295,025 was last week granted to Lorenzo L.
Gray, Northfield, O., for a music chart, and re-
lates to means to facilitate the teaching of no-
tation, as well as the position of the keys de-
signated by such notation on the piano.
Extensive improvements are being made at
the store of the A. P. Curtin Music Co., Bil-
lings, Mont., which will make it one of the most
attractive stores in the city.
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MARCH 22,
1919
HIGH GRADE INSTRUMENTS IN DEMAND IN SAN FRANCISCO
Business Continues Excellent, With Large Payments and Cash Sales a Feature—George J. Dowling
Thwarts a Rainstorm—Herbert Marple Returning—Personals and Other News
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., March 13.—Business con-
tinues in a very satisfactory condition. The de-
mand for high-class goods is particularly brisk
and the cash payments are larger than they were
six months or a year ago. It is suggested that
the reason for this class of business is that a
majority of the people who have been practicing
every possible economy in order to take Lib-
erty Bonds now have their bonds paid for and
feel freer to spend money on the niceties of life
than they have since the war broke out. While
it is acknowledged that the labor situation is
not the best here, the strikes in the machine
shops and other evidences of uneasiness of labor
are regarded as spasmodic—a condition that will
pass with the actual signing of the peace treaty
in Europe.
Public Demands the Better Music
The Wiley B. Allen Co. reports not only a
lively business in pianos and talking machines,
but says that the demand for records is showing
a constant growth. The Red Seal record is
rinding especial favor with the patrons of this
store, and it is reported that fully 85 per cent,
of the sales of records during February were
those of the Red Seal.
George J. Dowling Wields a Mop
George Hughes, secretary of the Wiley B. Al-
len Co., tells a good story about the result of a
heavy rainstorm the night of the 12th inst. It
seems that Mr. Hughes and George J. Dowling,
president of the Cable Company, had been to
dinner together and about 10 o'clock at night
they came to the store and retired to the back
part, where the music rolls are kept, for a busi-
ness talk. About this hour one of the heaviest
rains of the season began, continuing for some
time. In a short time water was seen leaking
over the floor. Mr. Hughes at once realized
what the trouble was and, putting a mop into
the hands of the Cable Company president, he
ran to the roof, where he found that a clogged
drain pipe had flooded the roof with about a
foot of water. The water had almost reached
the level of the skylights when Mr. Hughes be-
gan to prod open the drain. His advent was
just in time, for another fifteen minutes would
have found the water flowing into the store from
breaks in skylights or roof from the tons of
water. As it was the damage was probably not
more than $500. When Mr. Hughes was able
again to "come in out of the wet" he says he
found Mr. Dowling still plying his mop like the
past grand master of the janitors' union. And
this Mr. Hughes explains to mean that he was
working as he had never worked before, or at
least not for many years.
To Visit the South
George J. Dowling and wife will leave for the
southern part of this State at the close of this
week in company with Frank Anrys and wife,
of the Wiley B. Allen Co. The party goes to
Los Angeles in Mr. Anrys' machine, and a few
days later Mr. Dowling will start for the East.
Mr. Anrys will remain in Los Angeles for some
time before returning here.
Music Roll Department Sold
The Turner & Dahnkin player roll depart-
ment has been sold to the Theatre Supply
Music Roll Exchange, of which R. M. Combs
is manager." Mr. Combs was manager for the
department when it was under the ownership
of the motion picture magnates, and the sales-
rooms remain in their old location in the T. & D.
Building.
Sheet Music Traveler Ending Long Trip
Herbert Marple, who has been on the road for
the sheet music department of Sherman, Clay
& Co. since last September, is expected to return
home next week. During his absence Marple
has traveled more than 15,000 miles and has
visited every music center of importance in the
United States.
American Photo Player Co. Men Busy
J. A. G. Schiller, who has charge of the sales
of the American Photo Player Co. trade in this
territory for Sherman, Clay & Co., is visiting
the Van Nuys plant, accompanied by several
exhibitors who are especially interested in the
Robert Morton organ.
E. F. Tucker, American Photo Player Co. rep-
resentative in the Northwest, is spending several
days in San Francisco.
G. A. Levy, manager insurance and traffic de-
partment of the American Photo Player Co., has
just returned from a two months' trip through-
out the Southwest. He has spent considerable
time in Texas and Oklahoma and adjacent ter-
ritory and returns to the home office very en-
thusiastic over the prospects and business con-
ditions in that section of the United States.
Q R S Manager Bound for East
Alexander L. Quinn, Pacific Coast manager
of the Q R S Co., is expected back from Los
Angeles in a few days. He will stay in this city
about a week and will then start for the factory
in Chicago by way of the Northwest. He has
sent in an unusual number of orders during his
stay in the southern part of the State, which,
according to his assistant manager, Mr. Lyons,
indicates that the music houses of the South
are stocking up.
Some Personals
Fred Belcher, vice-president and general man-
ager of Jerome H. Remick & Co., and E. F.
Glidden, of the White Smith Music Co., were
in the city this week.
Jerry Puckett has opened a music store in
Eureka, and while he will carry pianos and talk-
ing machines he expects to make an especial
drive on records and Q R S music rolls.
D. O. Habbard, who some time ago sold out
his music store at Vacaville, has decided to re-
enter the music field there and is about to open
a new store.
Alfred Dolge, of the Haddorff Piano Co., and
Mr. Spanier, of Paul G. Mehlin & Sons, were
visitors to the music trade in San Francisco this
week.
Sherman, Clay & Co. have moved their branch
house in Reno, Nevada, to 223 North Virginia
street, that city.
0LD=TIME MUSIC MAN DIES
Henry Schaeffer, for fifty years well known
in the music trade of his section of the country,
died at his home in Lexington, Ky., after a long
illness. At one time he was a teacher of music
in Nicholasville, and later taught at Sayre Col-
lege. Mr. Schaeffer was a respected citizen and
a man by nature quiet and modest. He recent-
ly retired from his music business, which he had
carried on in the same location for nearly fifty
years.
Consult the universal Want Directory of
The Review. In it advertisements are inserted
free of charge for men who desire positions
of any kind.
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