Music Trade Review -- © mbsi.org, arcade-museum.com -- digitized with support from namm.org
THE MUSIC TRADE
AUGUST 9, 1919
REVIEW
M. V. DeForeest, of W. C. DeForeest & Son,
Sharon, Pa., was a recent visitor to Cleveland.
Members of the Cleveland Music Trades As-
Local Music Merchants Already Making Plans to Attend Affair to Be Held in New York City
sociation are still keeping a watchful eye on
Next Winter—Sale of Wurlitzer Bonds Arouses Keen Interest—Watching Fake Advertising
fake advertising. A. L. Maresh, the associa-
tion's ad censor, is not letting any dealer put
CLEVELAND, O., August 5.—Cleveland piano deal- ager of the new million-dollar concern, is well
across any questionable publicity stuff without
ers are already making plans for attending the and favorably known to Cleveland dealers. A
calling the offender to terms and the sequel
National Music Festival and Exhibition sched- spurt in the firm's business in Cleveland is
has been a success in giving the columns of the
uled for New York City next February, under looked for as soon as the new firm's extensive
Cleveland daily newspapers cleaner classified
the auspices of the Music Industries Chamber plans are made known.
advertising for musical instruments. Many of
of Commerce.
The sale of $2,400,000 of Rudolph Wurlitzer the old-time attractive small advertisements
Local dealers arc of one accord iti admitting Co. gold debenture bonds recently, as an- which caught unsuspecting people are now miss-
that the war's end brought music to its highest nounced in The Review last week, is taken by ing from the Sunday editions of the city's big
point of development and are anxious to aid Cleveland music dealers to mean that no small dailies.
in promoting any movement that will stimulate percentage of the money thus derived will be
A representative of the O. S. Kelly Co.,
this new interest, not only in music itself, but expended in expanding the firm's retail busi-
ness in this city. The firm's new six-story Springfield, O., piano plate manufacturers, was a
the musical instrument business.
"The New York exhibition will be the big- building in lower Euclid avenue is now in very visitor to Cleveland last week and reported busi-
gest and best thing that was ever seen for all good shape and extra efforts are being made ness better than for many months.
The plate department of the Superior Foundry
of us, dealers, distributors, wholesalers and to extend the branch's mail order business,
Co.
is also running at full blast these days and
which
is
a
big
feature
of
the
Wurlitzer
organi-
manufacturers alike," said Henry Dreher, of
zation. The store of the Caldwell Piano Co., turning out a greatly increased stock of plates.
the B. Dreher's Sons Co.
The Superior plates are now more generally
"The gathering will mark a new era in the now operated by the Wurlitzer people, has
used than ever, factory orders since the war
musical instrument business," said Charles K. taken on new life.
ended greatly increasing the output daily.
Bennett, manager of the Eclipse Musical Co.,
Frank J. Stevens, a dealer from Zanesville, O.,
The Sam Fox Publishing Co., music publish-
Victor distributors.
was visiting among Cleveland dealers last week.
er, reports splendid prospects for increased
Early Saturday closing has caused a drop in
"I see much in the big meeting and exhibi-
business this fall. John G. Thomas, of Cin-
tion for piano, player-piano and talking machine the sales of most of Cleveland's piano and
cinnati, was a Cleveland visitor yesterday.
dealers, distributors, manufacturers of all kinds player-piano dealers, but an increased trade is
of musical instruments and dealers and publish- looked for after September 1. Nearly all of the
TRADE NEWS FROM CINCINNATI
ers in sheet music and music rolls as well as retailers are now closing at noon every Satur-
talking machine records," said Herman Wolfe, day. Some big department stores which carry
Purchase of Property by G. W. Armstrong, Jr.,
head of the Wolfe Music Co. and president of heavy stocks of talking machines, player-pianos
Gives Rise to Rumor of New Baldwin Factory
the Talking Machine Dealers' Association of and pianos remain closed all day on Saturdays.
—Business Continues Excellent
This is true of the May Co.
Northern Ohio.
"The meeting will stimulate our trade all the
Warren C. Whitney, president of the A. B. CINCINNATI, O., August 5.—Quite a number of
way up and down the line and I am going to at- Chase Piano Co., was a recent Cleveland visi- farmers at Blue Ash in the northern part of
tend and do all I can to induce others to go," tor, coming from New York en route to the Hamilton county are laboring under the de-
said A. B. Smith, head of the A. R. Smith Piano firm's Norwalk, O., factory.
lusion that the Baldwin Co. will build quite a
Co., of Akron, and president of the Cleveland
Arrangements are being perfected for the factory on Cooper avenue. In fact so fond
Music Trades Association.
annual meeting of the Ohio Music Merchants' is the dream that property values have jumped
The Mehlin piano is finding new favor among Association, to be held at the Hotel Statler, more than 100 per cent. It all came about in
patrons in this city. The slogan, "A Leader September 8 and 9. A. B. Smith, head of the a perfectly innocent manner. George W. Arm-
Among Leaders," is used extensively in adver- A. B. Smith Piano Co., is chairman of the ar- strong, Jr., the president of the Baldwin Co.,
rangements committee, and is being assisted by was born in that part of the Cincinnati district
tising this instrument.
The Chase instruments are taking on a new John F. Renner. State and Government tax and he is so fond of it that he has a shack
lease of life since the A. B. Chase Piano Co., of problems will be among the subjects discussed. nearby which he can reach in less than an
Norwalk, O., was recognized and plans put for- Local dealers are planning to entertain the hour's time and be completely away from fhe
ward for pushing the factory output. The Cald- visitors in a varied way.
city. The custodian of the place thought Mr.
well Piano Co.'s store, recently purchased by
Cleveland organists are interested and sev- Armstrong could make a good investment in
the Wurlitzer Co., handles the Chase line of in- eral of them have gone to Pittsburgh to attend the purchase of the Ralston farm of 100 acres,
struments.
the meeting which opened there August 6. same being alongside of the Cincinnati, Lebanon
Local piano and player-piano dealers are much Among the Clevelanders is James H. Rogers, & Dayton railroad. Mr. Armstrong paid slightly
interested in the news that the Apollo Piano musical editor of the Plain Dealer and one of less than $200 an acre. Naturally in the minds
Co. has taken over the Melville Clark Piano the best-known church organists and composers of the farmers the real purchaser is the Baldwin
Co. but Mr. Armstrong says he is the buyer of
Co. Edwin S. Rauworth, announced as the man- of the city.
the property.
CLEVELAND DEALERS INTERESTED IN MUSIC EXPOSITION
CONNORIZED
SONG WORD
MUSIC ROLLS
A New Medley of Old Time Songs
6584 GRANDFATHER'S MEDLEY. (1) Captain Jinks; (2) Sweet Eve-
lina; (3) Up in a Balloon; (4) Grandfather's Clock; (5) Oh!
Susanna; (6) Champagne Charlie; (7) Darling Nellie Gray; (8) Old
Dog Tray; (9) Oh My Darling Clementine; (10) Pop Goes the
Weasel. Arranged by J. H. Hughes.
Other Good Summer Music in the August List
CONNORIZED MUSIC CO.
144th Street and Austin Place
NEW YORK
1234 Olive Street
ST. LOUIS, MO.
It is rumored that the sheet music depart-
ment of the Thiebes business will be taken over
by the Willis branch of G. Schirmer, Inc., New
York City. The latter phase of the deal is very
much unsettled, according to the best informa-
tion obtainable at this time.
E. E. Roberts, of the retail department of
the Baldwin Co., is having an intimate view of
the St. Lawrence river. He slipped away from
town last week and will not return until August
12. It is believed that the train which bore him
eastward passed J. A. Jacober, of the Otto Graa
Piano Co., at a point south of Columbus, Ohio,
where the said Jacober was cussing the roads
and blowouts, having several of the latter to
remind him of his trip to New York City,
which included a visit to the factories of Kran-
ich & Bach, Sohmer & Co., the Laffargue plant
and the production department of C. Kurtz-
mann & Co., at Buffalo.
D. F. Summey, president of the Cincinnati
Piano Merchants' Association, is spending part
of his vacation in the neighborhood of Boston.
Business continues to remain good for this
time of the year and there are piano merchants
who liken it to the rush which notifies the trade
of the advent of the holiday season. So far
there has not been any real improvement in
the matter of excess stock. There are very few
buyers who are offering Liberty Bonds as part
payment in the Cincinnati district. The propor-
tion of cash is reported to be exceptionally high
for this season of the year.