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THE MUSIC TRADE
JUNE 10, 1922
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REVIEW
CONVENTION OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRIES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE—(Continued from page 11)
on in a more effective manner. The estimate for
legal and Washington expenses is contingent
upon no special legal or legislative problem aris-
ing, which contingency your committee does not
anticipate during the next twelve months.
Unlike most well-established trade associations
the Chamber, on account of its infancy, had no
appreciable surplus when the depression came
nearly two years ago. These plans call for
$10,000 to be set aside this year for a surplus.
The by-laws of the Chamber state, "The annual
dues of each division member shall be fixed in
advance each year by the Chamber in annual
meeting assembled," which this year will be held
Friday afternoon, aboard the S. S. "Albany." Be-
tween now and then each member Association in
its own convention is expected to consider this
financial report and instruct its delegates.
Advancement of Music Work
Next came the report of the Director of the
National Bureau for the Advancement of Music,
C. M. Tremaine, who had a booklet prepared
for distribution at the session setting forth all
the manifold activities of the Bureau during the
past year, and who simply summarized them in
his verbal report at the meeting, when he said:
within a comparatively short time; and to short
comments on a few features of the work as
shown on the maps. The maps tell the general
story quickly and effectively.
What Is Spent for Music
When you realize that fifty to one hundred
million dollars are spent annually philanthropi-
cally for music in addition to the amount spent
on musical education of all kinds and on concerts
and that there are a multitude of volunteer
willing to do so. We are utilizing these forces
to secure greater results and we are inducing
many other forces not directly concerned with
music to work in its behalf.
What Has Been Accomplished
We work through the power of suggestion
and through giving practical assistance. We no
longer have to urge our assistance upon these
organizations and these workers. They seek it.
Since January 1, 1921, 339 music supervisors, 147
music clubs, 117 editors, 101 community serv-
ice directors and organizations, seventy-one
women's clubs, sixty-five music teachers, four-
teen Chambers of Commerce, eleven municipal
music commissions and civic music associations
and thirty-four mayors have corresponded with
us concerning local work in their community and
they have carried out our ideas to a really remark-
able extent. In most cases they have accom-
plished for us as much as if they had been on
our pay roll, so far as carrying out our sugges-
tions is concerned. If we had paid these 865
local workers it would have cost us over $648,000,
figuring an average of only $750 for each person
(without counting the number of workers in the
different organizations), and they could not be
secured for this amount. I am not including in
C. M. TREMAINE'S REPORT
the total the 541 music merchants who have re-
ceived assistance from the Bureau and who have
I shall not attempt to give you a detailed report
also
worked for the cause, or the fifty-three
of the work of the National Bureau for the Ad-
libraries or thirty-four mayors. During the past
vancement of Music during the past twelve
year we probably have also secured a half-million
months, as this has been printed and is available
dollars of publicity for music in general and for
to all who wish to acquaint themselves with the
specific music movements of importance. Some
facts as to the progress made. I do, however,
C M . Tremaine
recommend everyone here reading it. It is your workers, you will appreciate that the bureau's ap- of our ideas, like the Music Memory Contest,
money which is being spent and it is your busi- propriation of thirty to forty thousand dollars have been permanently adopted in the public
ness which is being affected. There is nothing would not go far in producing direct results. schools in over two hundred additional cities dur-
of greater importance to you than the increase of We, therefore, have directed,our thought and en- ing the past twelve months. Other ideas like
the market for your goods.
ergies and have spent our money increasing the the Music Weeks have enlisted the co-operative
I shall confine my remarks to one point; name- efficiency of the efforts and the money expended effort of most of the active forces (musical and
ly, making clear the basic principle or method by others. There are thousands of organizations otherwise) in entire cities in nearly another
by which we have been able to accomplish the and hundreds of thousands of individuals work- hundred places.
These maps and these figures by no means tell
results we have and by which we can unques- ing, voluntarily or otherwise, to advance the
(Co7itinucd on page 15)
tionably accomplish tremendous results for you cause of music and there are still more who are
Two Notable Achievements
Reproducing Grand Action
with
Lost Motion Attachment
ELIMINATING
All lost motion at capstans and top
of jack
All lost motion between pneumatics
and action parts
The Staib
MASTERTOUCH
Piano Action
Non - Blockable
Durable
Accessible
Both
perfected
and
produced
-
by
Patented
The Staib-Abendschein Co,
134th St. and Brook Ave., N. Y.