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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
APRIL 10, 1920
JESSE FRENCH & SONS CO. INCREASE CAPITAL STOCK
Capitalization of Prominent Manufacturing House Increased From $550,000 to $800,000 to Provide
for Business Expansion—March the Best Month in the Company's History
NEW CASTLE, IND., April 5.—The capital stock
of the Jesse French & Sons Piano Co., this
city, has just been increased from $550,000 to
$800,000 in order to provide additional working
capital to make possible the expansion of the
business to meet steadily growing demands,
both in the manufacturing and retailing fields.
All the new stock has been subscribed for by
the officials of the company.
At the same time the capital stock of the Jesse
French & Sons Piano Co., Inc., of Montgomery,
Ala., has been increased from $100,000 to
$300,000.
C. B. Lewis, general manager of the company,
states that the company's business is growing
with great rapidity and that March broke all
records,, both in manufacturing and retailing.
The company incidentally looks forward to the
largest year in the history of the firm.
Jesse French, president of the company, has
just returned to New Castle, after spending the
Winter in Texas and California, and reports
that he is much improved in health. H. Edgar
French is at present residing in Boerne, Tex.
His health is improving steadily and he expects
to return to New Castle later in the year.
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DALLAS ASSOCIATION ELECTS
H. Mansfield Heads Music Industries Asso-
ciation for the Coming Year
DALLAS, TEX., April 5.—At a meeting last week
the Dallas Music Industries Association elected
the following officers for the year, beginning
April 1: C. H. Mansfield, president; J. L. Rich-
ardson, vice-president, and Robert N. Watkin,
secretary and treasurer. The following men
were elected to the board of directors: J. C.
Phelps, J. W. Howerth, B. Heyer and B. W.
Gratigny.
CONSERVATORY_F0R JACKSONVILLE
JACKSONVILLE, FLA., April 5.—The announcement
that a Conservatory of Music is proposed for
now. He came back with what he went after Jacksonville has aroused keen interest through-
LARGER STOCKSJN ST. LOUIS
and the pianos have been coming in satisfac- out the city and Miss Bertha M. Foster, direc
Local Dealers Receiving Shipments of Instru- torily the past week. Mr. Ditzell thinks he has tor of the School of Musical Art, who has
ments—J. F. Ditzell Returns From Eastern enough Chickerings, McPhails and other makes launched the project, is daily receiving encour-
coming to enable him to fill the orders which agement from music dealers of the city, who
Trip—Business Remains About Normal
have been piling up and get some new busi- realize the benefits to be derived by the city
ST. LOUIS, MO., April 5.—Last week was a bad ness. It was about time. Last week the few from having such an institution in its midst, and
week for the piano business. With all the remaining grands on the floor had been sold who are also interested in promoting real music.
women centering their interest in Easter ap- and others ordered and a few players and up-
parel and all the men busy paying the bills, rights were all that the salesmen had to show
Morris de C. Freeman, formerly connected
piano men did not expect to do much in the to customers.
with the Foley Advertising Co., has joined the
'The Chickering Ampico has been giving con- traveling staff of the Victor Talking Machine
closing days of Lent. It can be said that' their
expectations were realized. There were some certs during the past week at the Famous & Co., and has been assigned to represent that
sales, and some very good ones, but the week's Barr store on a rug-covered dais in the corner concern in the State of Illinois.
balance was nothing for anybody to brag about. of the piano department, close to the restau-
The week was a rather unsatisfactory rounding- rant, and has been surrounded by crowds. Por-
traits of Ornstein, Rachmaninoff and Kreisler
out of a rather unsatisfactory month.
There is one particular in which the situation reminded listeners that these are Ampico
American
is slightly improved. There are indications that artists.
The Artophone Co. will move from 1113
pianos have begun to move a little better from
the factories to the St. Louis stores. Arrivals Olive street to the building at the northwest
during the past week were more plentiful than corner of Eleventh and Olive streets as soon as
"PERFECTED" "CROWN"
usual and invoices of shipments show that others alterations and improvements have been com-
are on the way. While nobody has fears of be- pleted at the latter building. As soon as 111-3
ing swamped with goods, there is a more hope- is vacated the Baldwin Piano Co., now next
Highest acoustic excellence dating
ful feeling that the worst of the famine is past. door, will take possession, doubling its space.
A. D. Brokaw, in charge of the Duquoin, 111.,
It seems that it pays for a piano man, when
back to the days of Jonas
lie wants pianos awfully bad, to climb on a branch of the Stix, Baer & Fuller piano depart-
Chickering. Took prize over whole
train and go where the pianos are made. It ment, was in St. Louis a few days ago.
P. E. Conroy, president of the Conroy Piano
will be remembered that J. F. Ditzell, man-
world at Paris, 1900. For
ager of the Famous & Barr Co. music depart- Co., returned to-day from several weeks' so-
generations
the standard, and used
ment, and Russell Elam, manager of the journ in Florida, where he recuperated from a
on the greatest number of pianos
Scruggs, Vandervoort & Barney piano depart- serious illness.
P. A. Lehman, president of the Lehman Piano
ment, did that within the past fortnight, and it
in the world
is interesting to note that these two speak Co., returned Wednesday from a month's stay
more happily about improved shipments. Mr. in California, accompanied by Mrs. Lehman.
Klam went to New York, Buffalo and Chicago,
and stirred the piano makers up in each city.
VOCAL THERAPY FUND STARTED
Mr. Ditzell spent ten days in New York and
Boston and around that end of the country. Value of Music as a Curative of Many Diseases
Recognized by British Society
He had made other trips and obtained promises
and came back and discovered, after waiting
"The therapeutic value of singing, both by
a long time, that promises were about all that
came. This time he announced he wasn't com- causing full expansion of the lungs and by its
Modern organ mechanism is of wire.
ing back to St. Louis until he had some bills of invigorating effect on mind and body, is not
Round
and flat wire; springs; wire
lading in his inside pocket. He found that there fully appreciated," writes the London corre-
spondent
of
the
Journal
of
the
American
Medi-
rope;
reinforcing
wire; electrical wires,
was a real shortage of small grands, the kind
such as Americore rubber-covered for
that he particularly wanted, and to make mat- cal Association. "A vocal therapy fund has
ters worse there had been a freight embargo at been formed with a committee containing sev-
conveyance of current; magnet wire,
Boston for a couple of weeks. That is lifted eral well-known leaders of the profession. In
silk-insulated, for releasing wind to
appealing for funds the committee points out
pipes; paraffined cotton-insulated, for
that the work is partly curative, consisting of
individual training, under medical supervision,
connecting keyboards with stop action;
of men suffering, through shock and strain, from
THE LEADING LINE
console cables.
stammering, aphonia or mutism, and partly re-
storative by instruction in choral singing, tak-
"American Piano Wire and Pipe Organ
advantage of the well-known power of song
WEAVER PIANOS ing
News," "Wood and the Piano Build-
to cure ailments affecting speech and respira-
Grands, Uprights
ers' Art," also "Piano Tone
tion.
and Players
Building"—sent free
"Trained choirs have been organized which
give concerts both in and out of hospitals, and
Services of our Acoustic Engineer
YORK PIANOS
'song centers' have been started at general and
Uprights and Players
always available—free
special hospitals and hostel centers in London
and the provinces. It is thought that the treat-
LIVINGSTON PIANOS
ment would be especially applicable to the many
Uprights and Player-Pianos
American Steel &Wire
thousands of medically unfit men discharged
from
the
military
hospitals
who
are
unable
to
If your competitor does not already have this
Company
line, go after it at once.
return to ihe full use and enjoyment of life."
P
iano Wire
P
ipe Organ
Wire
Weaver Piano Co., Inc.
FACTORY
YORK, PA.
Established 1870
Acoustic Department
As soon as a suitable location has been found
the Innes-Cosgrove Music Co., Wichita, Kan.,
will open a- store in Hutchinson.
208 S. La Salle Street, Chicago