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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
Ai'(;usT 20, 1921
EXPECT EARLY VOTE ON NEW FEDERAL TAXATION BILL
Measure Reported to Congress This Week Is Disappointing in Many Respects—Tax on Musical
Instruments Remains Unchanged, Though Senate Finance Committee May Remove It
WASHINGTON, D. C, August 16.—The new Fed-
eral tax bill was introduced in the House yester-
day afternoon after the Republican conference
had deliberated long and earnestly on the meas-
ure and was referred to the Ways and Means
Committee. It will be reported back to the
House to-morrow, it is expected, and will be
taken up under a special rule in order to expe-
dite the date. In view of the preparations be-
ing made to handle the bill, it is likely a vote
on the measure will come somewhat sooner
than is expected.
The present draft of the bill is disappointing
to many interests, for, although it is proposed
to repeal surtaxes and to transfer the tax bur-
den in other directions, the fact remains that
under the measure the various industries are
expected to pay about as much into the Govern-
ment coffers as they did under the existing act.
although they may make payment in another
form. The chief effort seems to have been to
create the impression that the consumer was to
be relieved of the paying of certain taxes direct,
although he will pay them indirectly just the
same.
So far as the music industry is concerned the
new bill is likely to prove disappointing in
that the section providing for excise taxes on
various musical instruments, rolls, records, etc.,
remains unchanged. To those who have kept
in close touch with the situation, however, this
is to be regarded in a certain measure as a
victory, for it was only after a strong protest
that a proposal to increase the excise taxes on
musical instruments was defeated.
Through the efforts of George W. Pound
general counsel of the Music Industries Cham-
ber of Commerce, who has been making his
headquarters at Washington for some time past,
the tax on musical instruments, excepting
player-pianos, which the committee declared to
be for the rich, was stricken out as representing
a tax on music itself. Both times, however, the
tax was voted back into the bill for the sole
purpose of producing necessary revenue.
A third effort to have the tax on music
stricken from the draft of the bill while it was
in the hands of the Ways and Means Committee
failed, but it is believed that the Senate Finance
Committee will strike out the tax when the bill
comes up before that body, providing, of course,
that sufficient pressure is brought to bear.
The necessity for providing a stipulated reve-
nue for the Government has proven the stum-
bling block to efforts made by the music indus-
try and other bodies to secure relief from dis-
criminatory taxation. Except for the repeal of
transportation and excess profits taxes, there
has been no real reduction in taxes, for where
they have been taken off in one place for an
industry they have been put back on the same
goods in another form.
trast to the volume of July doings. President
E. R. Dyer is still camped on Martha's Vine-
Cooler Weather Brings Increased Activity to the yard, but should be at his desk in about a week
Music Trade and Local Dealers Are Antici- to oversee the Fall revival.
pating Good Business This Fall
"We are doing business every day and every-
body is happy," remarks the manager of the
ST. PAUL and MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., August 16.—
Golden Rule's piano department. The Golden
August will hearten the piano dealers of the Rule carries a much highc line of pianos than
Northwest in several ways. Indications are that do many department stores and is not seeking
the Government, the bankers and the railroads to make a big splurge in cheap pianos, but is
are all going to help the farmers get some seeking to do business with people who look
profit out of their year of toil. It may be im- for quality.
possible to insure them good prices, but a sub-
Raudenbush & Sons have added the Smith &
stantial reduction in freight rates will go far Nixon grand piano line to their business. The
toward making for a profit. Less severity in house will continue to handle the Steinert
grading wheat and certain other grains also will grands and apparently has abandoned the for-
help materially. With the farmer more or less mer plans for building its own grand pianos.
contented and supplied with money there is President S. W. Raudenbush is confident that
sure to be general prosperity for everyone in the coming year will be fairly successful to the
the Northwest.
piano merchant who watches the corners.
"Satisfied, but not contented" represents the
state of mind of the piano men with the Peyer
NEW MUSIC SHOP FOR RHINEBECK
Music Co., says L. A. Dunaway. They are sat-
isfied that they are getting their share of the
RHINEBFXK, N. Y., August 16.—Joseph Griffing, of
business that is obtainable, but are not con- this city, has lease"d a portion of the Town Hall
tented because they easily could handle more and after September 1 will conduct a modern
sales. J. A. G. Duffy spent a portion of August music establishment there. A full line of musi-
in Faribault, Minn., conducting a sale for one cal instruments and supplies will be handled.
of the piano houses of that city associated with This will be the only establishment of its kind
the Peyer Co.
tor a distance of twenty-five miles on this side of
August showed a very nice opening business the Hudson River and Mr. Griffing will have
at the Metropolitan Music Co., in marked con- a large territory to serve.
NEWS FROM THE TWIN CITIES
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alogue on request.
SALESMAN
Seward, Neb., July 21, 1919.
The Atwood Piano Loader Co.,
Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Gentlemen:
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your Atwood Piano Loaders. No one will be
ahle tn appreciate its full value until they
have tried it. Rather than do without it we
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orders for two more.
Wishing you success, we remain.
Very respectfully.
ROBERTS MUSIC CO..
By J. R. Roberts, Mgr.
It will pay for Itself the first day
DEMONSTRATING
Grand Forks, N. D.. July 23, 1919.
The Atwood Piano Loader Co.,
Cedar Bapids, Iowa.
Gentlemen:
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Very truly yours,
POPPLER PIANO CO.,
J. A. Poppler, President.
INSTRUMENT
IN
FARM
YARD
Hillsboro, Wis., Aim. 16, 1919.
The Atwood Piano Loader Co.,
Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Gentlemen:
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several months and find it one of the best
investments a piano man can make.
Yours very respectfully,
C. B. Manhart.
ATWOOD PIANO LOADER CO.
SaUna, Kans., May 23, 1919.
The Atwood Piano Loader Co.,
220 Third Avenue,
Cedar Rapids. Iowa.
Gentlemen:
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J. W. JENKINS' SONS MUSIC CO..
By J. L. Ludy, Jr.
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA