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JULY 22,
THE
1922
MUSIC
TRADE
SPECIAL PIANO FOR ELKS
TRADE NEWS FROM INDIANAPOLIS
Edward Herzog, Manager of Gram Music House,
Attends Elks' Convention and Takes With Him
Piano Specially Decorated for the Occasion
Business Improving, Say Local Dealers—Music
Memory Contests Stimulate Demand—F. E.
Edgar a Visitor—Other News of Interest
MILWAUKEE, WIS., July 17.—Edward Herzog,
sales manager of Edmund Gram, Inc., 414-416 Mil-
waukee street, this city, did his bit to make the
journey of Milwaukee Lodge, No. 46, B. P. O. E.,
to the national convention at Atlantic City com-
fortable, interesting and pleasant. Mr. Herzog
INDIANAPOLIS, IND., July 17.—H. L. Fuller, In-
diana and Michigan traveling representative of
the Kimball Piano Co., of Chicago, was a visitor
at the store of the Kimball Piano Co. in this
city last week. He reported business rapidly
improving throughout both States. The gain is
noticeable particularly in the smaller towns, he
said.
F. A. Swain, of the Kimball store here, says
that the results of the music training and music
memory contests in public schools are being re-
flected in a growing demand for pianos. Several
parents have visited his store recently in search
for instruments demanded by their children. He
has made some good sales recently as a conse-
quence of that. "The children are learning more
and more about music and they are demanding
that their parents supply them with pianos," Mr.
Swain said. "That situation has become very ap-
parent recently and I am taking full advantage of
it in promoting the sale of Kimballs."
Mr. Robertson, of Robertson's Music House,
is still looking for a downtown location, but so
12r has been unsuccessful in finding what he re-
quires. His business has outgrown the location
he has had for some years on Massachusetts ave-
nue, some eight blocks from the heart of the city.
He finds that the construction of many new
business blocks in the city is having little ap-
parent effect in relieving the shortage in desir-
able storerooms.
Frank Edgar, sales manager for the Aeolian
Co., was a recent visitors at the store of the E.
L. Lennox Piano Co. He reported favorable
business conditions in all the cities of the Middle
West. Mr. Lennox says that prospects for Fall
business in Indianapolis are all that could be de-
sired except for a feeling of uncertainty apparent
among buyers just now as a result of the strikes.
He expects this situation to be relieved in time
for the opening of the Fall trade.
All other piano dealers of the city are prepar-
ing for good business although sales now are few,
as usual for the season.
The Baldwin Piano Co. has filed notice with
the Secretary of State of the redemption of $25,-
000 worth of preferred stock.
The Vanderburg probate court at Evansville
has' appointed Alvin T. Suthemeier, of that city,
as receiver for the Richard Kiener Piano Co., also
of that city. Kiener's assets are placed at about
$2,000 and his liabilities at less than $4,000. Kiener
has operated a piano store at Evansville for sev-
eral years.
Specially Decorated Piano for Elks' Convention
provided a piano, all "dolled up" in the Elks'
colors—purple and white—which was placed in
the observation car of the special train on which
the Milwaukee delegation journeyed to and from
the East.
Mr. Herzog is the official organist of Milwaukee
lodge, one of its most ardent members, and ac-
companied the local delegation to Atlantic City
to "boost for Milwaukee" for the national Elks'
convention in 1924.
The accompanying picture shows the piano with
Mr. Herzog smilingly attending it on the right,
and Archie Chapman, soloist of the Milwaukee
lodge, more seriously, on the left. The picture
does not do justice, however, to the wonderful
color scheme which Mr. Herzog had applied in
the Gram shops. Panels and other trimmings are
in purple, and the body in white enamel. The seal
of Milwaukee No. 46 is attached on each of the
smaller side panels. Even the stool was done in
the purple and white in which all Hello Bills de-
light.
Mr. Herzog got back Saturday afternoon and
reports that "a pleasant time was had by all,"
and Milwaukee is now considered the logical
place for the holding of the Elks' convention in
1924. All agree that the purple and white "mas-
cot piano" helped much to make this prize fairly
certain. Resolutions were adopted by the dele-
gation thanking Mr. Herzog for his splendid con-
tribution.
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Savings Deposits in Banks of the United States
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Savings deposits in banks in the United States
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survey just completed by the American Bankers'
Association through its savings bank division.
Leo D. Woodworth, deputy manager of the
division, under whose direction the study was
made, points out that the total conflicts with th£
estimates recently issued by a United States Gov-
ernment bureau, which places the total savings
for the country at $27,000,000,000, a figure based
on mutual savings bank deposits and outstanding
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REVIEW
Announcement was made this week by Peter
Duffy, Jr., treasurer of the Schubert Piano Co.,
1 West 139th street, New York, of the appoint-
ment of George H. Barnes as wholesale Pacific
Coast manager for the Schubert Piano Co. Mr.
Barnes will make his headquarters at 231 South
Broadway, Los Angeles, Cal., and will cover
the entire Pacific slope. He is very well known,
not only in his own section, but all over the coun-
try, owing to his success as a retail merchandiser
o( pianos and also his promotion and advertising
ideas, which have proved very productive of
tangible results.
Mr. Barnes will represent the complete Schu-
bert line, which includes the Schubert baby grand,
which was shown for the first time at the conven-
tion in June, the Schubert Melodystyle repro-
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