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JUNE 3, 1922
THE
MUSIC
TRADE
REVIEW
COLLECTIONS IMPROVING IN KANSAS CITY PIANO TRADE
Better Business Indicated by Growing Stability of Collection Accounts—J. W. Jenkins Returns
From European Trip—Music a Feature of Trade Extension Committee Trip
KANSAS CITV, MO., May 29.—Collections here
arc reported better than in the recent past and
there is a very decided betterment among cer-
tain classes who have been out of work during
the Winter. One firm reports that a number
of customers who were not able to keep up pay-
ments during the Winter months have, since
the Spring work started, been able to catch up
in their payments in many cases. Collections in
the agricultural districts are still slow, but the
prospects for good crops are creating optimism.
Throughout this territory there is a wonderful
prospect for successful fruit crops, the first in
severaj years. Other crops are also coming
along in good shape.
Sales of pianos during the last of April and
the first half of May have been good. Some of
the houses report extra good sales during the
last few days of April. One or two of them are
confidently expecting to close up some deals
which they have been working on for several
weeks, before the present month shall close. The
demand for small musical instruments has also
shown signs of improvement.
J. W. Jenkins, president of the J. W. Jen-
kins' Sons Music Co., has just returned from a
trip through the Mediterranean and the western
part of Europe.
From the standpoint of a music merchant he
declares that there is no comparison between
America and Europe. "For one thing," he says,
"we are not taxed to death over here. Why, there
is a big tax on every instrument that is sold,
and this is added to the general taxes for doing
business."
A. S. Goodman, formerly of Marysville, Kan.,
recently joined the sales force of the Martin
Piano Co., of Springfield, Mo. Mr. Goodman,
while in Kansas, acquired the reputation of be-
ing a go-getter in the game, and he hopes to beat
his Kansas record in southwestern Missouri.
Ralph Burke, of the R. L. Burke Music Co..
Joplin, Mo., recently returned from the Mayo
Bros. Hospital much improved in health.
Win. J. Eden, representative of the Gulbran-
sen player-piano in Missouri, Kansas and
Nebraska, is just recovering from a three weeks'
illness. While unable to make his trips, he nev-
ertheless transacted a nice business over the long
3 Great Pianos
With 3 sounding boards
in each (Patented) have the
greatest talking points i in
the trade.
distance telephone, and is now ready to take up
his regular duties.
Wm. Saunders, of Ottawa, Kan., recently pin -
chased the music stores of Fred Wells, in Ottawa
and Paola, Kan., and has assumed management
of the same. Mr. Wells anounces that he ex-
pects to remain in the piano selling game, but
that his plans are not yet sufficiently matured
to announce.
John W. Jenkins, III, with the J. W. Jenkins'
Sons Music Co., has just returned from a trip
through seventy towns in Nebraska, Wyoming,
Colorado and Kansas as chairman of the Trade
Extension Committee of the Kansas City, Mo.,
Chamber of Commerce.
Among the features of the trip were music
furnished by the Wheeler Band, and on the
train the Victrola and the player-piano furnished
by the J. W. Jenkins' Sons Music Co. Among
the things which they told the towns they visited
was the fact that a part of the big business done
by the wholesalers of Kansas City consisted of
the sale of musical instruments, the sales for
1921 totaling $2,931,913.
The Wunderlich Music Co. has a very attrac-
tive window display featuring records of Galli-
Curci, who appears in concert at Convention
Hall to-morrow afternoon.
CONVENTION HALL_FOR WASHINGTON
Music Dealers of National Capital Among Lib-
eral Contributors to the Fund
WASHINGTON,
D. C,
May 29.—A number
of
Washington music dealers are named in the list
of subscribers to the fund for the building of a
convention hall to house the many national or-
ganizations which come to Washington for their
annual meetings. Practically every large business
house in the District of Columbia and many indi-
viduals have indorsed the project by subscribing
to the stock and bonds of the corporation which
will erect the structure. The auditorium will
have a seating capacity of 7,000 and will be ready
for use probably by next Spring.
Music dealers and department stores are promi-
nent in the list of those subscribing to the fund.
Two subscriptions of $10,000 each were received,
one of which was from Woodward and Lothrop.
S. Kami Sons Co. and Lansburgh & Bros, sub-
scribed $5,000 each. E. F. Droop & Sons, the
Hecht Co. and Arthur Jordan Piano Co. sub-
scribed $1,000 each.' Among those subscribing
$500 were Ausell, Bishop & Turner, Van Wickel
Piano Co. and O. J. De Moll & Co.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Victor supremacy
is the supremacy
of performance
The s u c c e s s of the
Victrola is the greatest
e v e r achieved by any
musical instrument.
It
extends over a period of a
quarter - century a n d is
shared in by every dealer
in Victor products.
Victrola No. 260
$160
Mahogany or walnut
Other styles $25 to $1500
Griffith Piano Co., Newark, Using Newspaper
Space With Effective Copy
W. L. NUTTING jOPENS NEW STORE
The Heppe Piano Co.
Mahogany or walnut
FEATURING QUALITY ADVERTISING
The Griffith Piano Co., Newark, N. J., has for
some time past been carrying some most effec-
tive advertising, not only in the Newark news-
papers, but in several of the New York dailies,
including the New York Times. The copy is
particularly interesting in that although richly
designed and attractively laid out it is devoted
to the desirability of piano ownership, no particu-
lar instrument being featured in the text. The
quality is strongly emphasized and it is under-
stood that the advertising is productive of some
excellent results.
We fix " o n e p r i c e " —
wholesale and retail.
Victrola No. 240
$115
NASHUA, N. H., May 29.—The new music store
of William L. Nutting, prominent local music
merchant, was recently opened in the Goodrich
Block here. The spacious new quarters have been
attractively remodeled, providing space for a
large piano department. A talking machine de-
partment has also been installed, with several
demonstration booths.
HIS MASTERS VOICE"
Victrola
REG. US PAT OFF
Important • Look for these trade -marks.
Under the lid. On the label.
Victor Talking
Machine Co.
Camden,N.J.