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Music Trade Review

Issue: 1921 Vol. 73 N. 25

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THE
DECEMBER 17, 1921
MUSIC
TRADE
35
REVIEW
ALFRED DOLGE VISITING ITALY
VALUABLE HANDBOOK ON SHELLAC
TIMBER SHORTAGE BECOMING ACUTE
Widely Known Piano Man Spending Winter in
Rome—Business Unsettled in Europe
The Indian Government Includes a Comprehen-
sive "Report on Lac and Shellac" in Its "In-
dian Forest Records," It Is Announced
Timber Growth One-quarter of Annual Produc-
tion—Lack of Effective Reforestation Respon-
sible for Disappearing Forests
An interesting handbook on the shellac in-
dustry entitled "Report on Lac and Shellac" has
been included by the Indian government as a
part of its publications, "Indian Forest Records."
Contained in the book are lists of the principal
manufacturers, dealers and exporters in the lac
centers. There is also a bibliography on lac and
shellac and reports of investigations into sources
of supply, production methods, price fluctua-
tions, transportation and the volume of exports.
Comprehensive colored maps, price graphs and
the influence of stocks upon prices are also in-
cluded.
Considerable valuable technical information is
contained in a discussion of the quality of shellac,
and a description of the influence of cultivation
and method of preparation is given.
Timber shortage in the United States is reach-
ing an acute stage, and if immediate steps are
not taken we will be dependent on foreign
sources for our future supplies, declared the
Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture
in a recent report. Five-sixths of the original
timber area of our country has already been cut
or burned over. The yearly consumption of
lumber in the United States is 26,000,000,000
cubic feet and the growth is only 6,000,000,000
cubic feet a year.
"We have already cut or burned over five-
sixths of our original timber area of 822,000,000
acres," declares the report. "Three-fourths of our
total utilization and practically all the high-
grade material is still from virgin stands. We
cannot indefinitely use or destroy 26,000,000,000
cubic feet a year and grow only 6,000,000,000.
We shall soon have to grow a much larger part
of the 20,000,000,000 feet difference. Forest ex-
periment stations are needed to find out and
demonstrate how to grow this enormous volume
of wood."
In the Southern pine belt four-fifths of the
original 650,000,000,000 feet have been cut since
1870. Other sections of the country also are
rapidly being deforested.
No time should be lost in learning methods
to keep fully productive the 137,000,000 acres of
virgin stands which we still have left. We have
the opportunity to utilize a total of 463,000,000
acres of forest land in the production of wealth,
for the support of a large timber-growing indus-
try comparable to farming, and for the mainte-
nance of other large industries.
Alfred Dolge, long prominent and popular in
the music trade field in America, who is at pres-
ent in Europe, writes The Review from Genoa,
Italy, where he is making a trip through that
land of song and story. He plans to visit Naples,
Messina and Palermo; thence to Rome, where he
expects to spend two or three months. From
there he will go to Florence and Venice and re-
turn to Leipzig, Germany, some time in the
Spring.
Mr. Dolge states that business is very un-
settled all over Europe because of the fluctuating
rate of exchange and points out the necessity of
some relief by the great Powers in order to avert
a calamity that will affect the nations of the
world.
COPPER DEMAND SLOWS DOWN
Prices Remain Comparatively Firm—Consumers
Withdraw From the Market
LOCAL WOOLMARKET IS FIRM
Prices Remain in Speculative Stage—Australian
Demand for copper during the past few days
Wool Situation Clearing Up—No Relief Ex-
has slowed down and the market has become
pected During Life of Emergency Tariff
comparatively quiet. There were rumors thai
for some light business offering the smaller in-
The local raw wool market continues firm,
terests were willing to make slight concessions with prices still' in the speculative stages. Con-
and that it was possible to obtain limited quan- siderable business is being done in certain quar-
tities again at 13% cents for nearby delivery. ters, but, generally speaking, the conservative
No actual sales at this price, however, came to factors are proceeding with extreme caution,
light and producers with December metal for although they freely state that quotations must
sale claimed to be holding firm at 13% cents. It go higher, in view of the inability to bring in
might have been possible to secure January de- supplies under the emergency tariff. The fever-
livery at the same price, though some of the ish trading between dealers which was noted re-
larger interests will not shade under 14 cents cently seems to have subsided somewhat, al-
for January and February. First quarter options though there is plenty of evidence that many
m'ight be quoted at 13% cents to 14 cents, as to dealers are eager for quick profits.
position and tonnage. While there was no Advices from abroad indicate that the Aus-
noticeable weakness yesterday the general tone tralian wool situation is gradually clearing. The
of the market was easier, in view of the lighter removal of restrictions is regarded in the local
demand.
trade as an important step.
Consumers who hitherto have bought quite
A dispatch from Perth, West Australia, states
freely on an advancing market may have with-
drawn temporarily to develop a better buying that the next wool auction there will take place
on January 7, when 12,000 bales will be offered.
position.
Towers Above
AH Others
Also FIANO-FORTK
Manufacturer*
and ORGAN KEYS
Of
Keys, Actions, Hammers, Brackets and Nickel Rail Furnished Complete
131 to 147 Broadway
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.
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CAMBRIDGEPORT, MASS.
SYLVESTER TOWER CO.
Established 1853
Grand and Upright Piano-forte Actions
HEED OUR ADVICE
Write for a sample can of Behlen's
Varnish Crack Eradicator and try it.
Once you learn how much it means to
you in the saving of time on your refin-
ishing jobs by eliminating the necessity
of scraping off old varnish and shellac,
and how much more satisfactory are
the results, because of the better sur-
face it gives to work on, you, like others
will continue to use it.
Write to-day.
H. BEHLEN & BRO.
Anilines
Shellacs
Stains
Fillers
10-12 Christopher St., New York
Near 6th Ave., and 8th St.
And when you're satisfied
that we've the best punch*
ings on the market, cut
clean and accurately from
the best of material in
celluloid, cloth, felt, fibre,
leather, paper, rubber or
whatever you want, give
us credit and send your
orders to
C. F. GOEPEL & CO.
137 E. 13th STREET
NEW Y O U
David A. Smith, Eastern manager of the Stand-
ard Felt Co., with headquarters on Twenty-
third street, New York, returned last week from
a short business trip through the northern sec-
tion of New York State and adjacent points in
Canada.
PLAYER MANUFACTURERS
ATTENTION!
We make a specialty of Piano and Player-
Piano Hardware, Transmissions and Gears,
Metal Spool Ends, and so forth. We make
only on special order after designs furnished
us or will furnish designs on request.
Write us your needs.
Elgin Metal Novelty Co-
ELGIN
-
-
ILLINOIS
"AMSCO" Brand
Tuning Pins
are made of specially tested steel.
Forty years' experience making
tuning pins for the piano trade
assures the guarantee of the most
reliable pins on the market.
American Musical Supply Co.
451 Communipaw Arenue, Jersey City. N. J.

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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
36
17, 1921
RECEIVER IN EQUITY APPOINTED FOR PATHE PRERES CO.
TO DISTRIBUTE CARUSO'S ESTATE
Action Taken to Conserve the Assets and to Reorganize the Business, Whieh Will Be Continued
Under the Direction of the Receivers—To Put Business on Healthier Basis
Estate of Late Tenor Estimated at $1,500,000,
The United States District Court in Brooklyn,
N. Y.» on Friday morning, December 9, appointed
Eugene A. Widmann, former president of the
Pathe Freres Phonograph Co.; William C. Red-
field, former United States Secretary of Com-
merce, and Benjamin A. Kay, a New York at ;
torney, receivers in equity for the Pathe Freres
Phonograph Co., Brooklyn.
This action was taken in Order to conserve
the assets and revive the business^ In a state-
ment presented to the court it was stated that
the property of the company, if properly liqui-
dated, would yield more than enough to cover the
claims ef all creditors. The receivers appointed
are all executives of the highest ability arid the
inclusion of Mr. Widmann is particularly en-
couraging, not only through his intimate knowl-
edge bf the Pathe" business, but his thorough
knowledge Of the talking niachine business in
general. It Was stated at the headquarters of
the company in Brooklyn that the business
would be probably reorganized Under stronger
lines than ever before and that, under the able
direction of the receivers, it was expected that
the Pathe Co. would rapidly emerge froni its
difficulties.
FIRST UNITED^TORE OPENED
TON RECORD SALE PROVES SUCCESS
United Phonograph Stores, Inc., Open Braneh
in Washington, D. C.—Plans Made for Cover-
ing Eastern Territory Soon
Columbia Dealer in Florida Features "Nobody's
Baby" to Advantage—Window Display Pro-
duces Results—A Successful Campaign
Enrico CarUsd's estate will hot exceed $1)500,-
000, according to data assembled irt conferences
to bring abdut an amicable distribution df the
late tenor's property. This distribution Will fol-
low the agreement between the heirs to divide
the property, half to the teridr's daughter, Gloria,
and otie-eighth each td his Widow, Ddrothy Park
Benjamin Caruso; his brother, Giovanni Caruso,
and his twd natural sons—Enrico, Jn, and
Rudolfo.
Thfc late tettor's Anierican estate has been
appraised at a figure not to exceed $200,000. This
includes his objects of art in the Manhattan"
Storage Warehouse, Forty-second street find
Lexington avenue; his accounts in the Fifth Ave-
nue and Columbia banks* his jewelry, which is
considerable, and various amounts due him Under
talking machine and other contracts.
WASHINGTON, D. C, December 12.—The United
Phonograph Stores, Inc., with executive offices
in New York City and with a local branch office
in the Union Trust Building, are now opening
their first Washington store in the beautiful new
City Club Building, G street between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth streets Northwest.
According to statements made by the com-
pany's chief architect, who has come to this city
to personally supervise the installation of fixtures
and decorations, the store is to be a radical de-
parture from the usual type of music store.
The company is planning to open four other
stores in this city in the near future and ar-
rangements have already been made for the open-
ing of three of these proposed stores. The City
Club store is to be in operation on or before
December 20.
The stores will carty talking machines of all
makes, records, pianos, sheet music, and practi-
cally all of the standard musical instruments and
novelties.
Officers of the United Phonograph Stores, Inc..
are: Leslie M. Shaw, chairman of the board,
former Secretary of the Treasury and Governor
of Iowa; H. M. Yeager, president and acting
head, former president of the Yeager Piano Co.;
Frank H. Anderson, vice-president, construction
engineer and organizing expert; John V. Morris,
vice-president, formerly an engineer with the
United States Steel Corporation; Rt. Hon. Lord
Auckland, director, of New York and London;
A. E. Stilger, director and treasurer, founder and
former president of the Chelsea Exchange Bank
of New York, and A. O. Moss, secretary, for-
merly chief accountant for one of the largest
chain store organizations of the country.
The Washington headquarters, in the Union
Trust Building, will also handle the Maryland
and Virginia territories. A number of stores
are to be opened by the company in Baltimore
within a very short time, it was announced here.
Plans are also being completed for the opening
of a number of branch houses in Virginia.
JACKSO.WILLK, FLA,, December 12.—The Forsythe
Graphophone Hall, of this city, a successful
retail establishment handling Columbia prod-
ucts, recently introduced a ton record sale, fea-
turing "Nobody's Baby," which was a tremen-
dous success. Through a fortunate coincidence
a representative of Leo Feist, Inc., the well-
known music publisher, was in Jacksonville dur-
ing the sale, co-operating with Manager Fiske,
of the Forsythe Hall, in making the sale a suc-
cess. A piano player hired by the publisher's
representative played the song day and night and
a Magnavox placed on top of the piano added to
the volume of the playing.
The window display was appropriate to a de-
gree, as in one part of the window a beautiful
doll was seated on a large chair with a card
announcing that she was "Nobody's Baby." At
the right of the window was a baby carriage,
HEAVY RECORD_LOSS IN FIRE
AKRON, O., December 12.—Loss estimated at sev-
eral thousand dollars resulted from a fire which
gutted the store of M. Borvitz, 307 South Main
street, Tuesday night. A large stock of phono-
graph records was damaged. The stock was be-
ing moved to the store's new location at the time
of the blaze.
The Wonder Phonograph Co., of Dt-laware, has
been incorporated in that State, with a capital of
$150,000. C. H. Jarvis, L. B. Phillips and M. F.
Vance are the incorporators,
Including Money Due From Contracts
NOVEL COLUMBIA DISPLAYS
Live Columbia Dealer Getting Business Through
Window Exhibits
LINCOLN, NEB., December 12.—L, N. Clitte, of
Schmollef & Mueller, Columbia dealer df this
city, is Utilizing to splendid advantage the at-
tractive show windows in this establishment. He 1
is continually introducing novel ideas irt the way
oi window displays and, recently, the Rdyal Mel-
ody Boys, a popular local orchestra, played in
the window during the entire evening. The boys
were dressed in proper costumes for the occa-
sion and a young lady also appeared in the win-
dow, calling the attention of the crowds to the
latest Columbia dance records which were being
featured by the orchestra.
The sidewalk was crowded with people all eve-
ning and Mr. Cline states that the sale of records
was far beyond expectations. While this enter-
prising dealer has been featuring records ex-
clusively he has by no means neglected Grafonola
sales and, within a period of thirteen days, sold
twenty-eight standard and two period models.
He < ' H E W
How Public Was Interested
with another doll gazing at the public, and a
large tag identified this doll as "Nobody's Baby."
The owners of the Forsythe Graphophone
Hall were highly pleased with the results of the
sale and heartily endorsed the idea as an adver-
tising plan and effective business producer.
GIVES SUCCESSFUL^RADIO CONCERT
O., December 12.—Hundreds were at-
tracted to the store of the Windsor-Poling Co.,
Mill and Hoard streets, last Friday evening when,
in addition to the regular weekly concert, Mr.
Poling arranged to have a wireless concert from
8.30 until 9.30. During this hour of music records
played at the Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co.
plant at Pittsburgh, Pa., were heard in the Wind-
sor-Poling store.
AKRON,
A. H. MAYERS MOVES
A. H. Mayers, for several years engaged in
the talking machine business on Broadway, be-
tween Sixty-eighth and Sixty-ninth streets, New
York, has vacated this establishment and moved
into a more spacious store at 1995 Broadway.
Mr. Mayers will occupy both the first and sec-
ond floors at his new location. The establish-
ment is being thoroughly remodeled,
With Universal
Motor
Retail $19.50—a saving
of $10.50 from the
former price $30
This marvelous little electric,
self-winding mechanism at-
tached to any type Victrola or
any make Talking Machine will
accomplish what the self-starter
did for the automobile.
We, as exclusive wholesalers in
Eastern Pennsylvania, New
Tersey and Delaware, of the
New Motrola with universal
motoi, are ready to fill your
orders now.
Write for Trade
Ditcounts
H.A.WEYMANNa.dSON,inc.
1108 Chestnut Street
PHILADELPHIA*

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