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IN THE WORLD OF MUSIC PUBLISHING
Conducted By V. D. Walsh
Vancouver, the Lion-Guarded City, and
the Big Metropolis of Western Canada
SONGS THAT SELL
Always—(Irving Berlin)—New.
Remember (Irving Berlin)
Don't Wait Too Long (Irving Berlin)
Venetian Isles (Irving Berlin)
Then I'll Be Happy
I Never Knew
That Certain Party
\n the Middle of the Night
I Wonder Where My Baby Is To-night
Poor Papa (Has Got Nuthin' at All)
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain (If I Knew
I'd Find You)
Gimme a Little Kiss (Will Ya-Huh?)
Tentin' Down in Tennessee
But I Do (You Know I Do)
What! No Women
Pining for You
Somebody's Kyes
Chinky Butterfly
Say It Again
He Ain't Done Right by Nell
What Am I Supposed to Do?
The Wind Blew Thru His Whiskers
Cecilia
I Wish't I Was in Peoria
Yes, Sir! That's My Baby
Oh, How I Miss You To-night
The Roses Brought Me Yon
Yearning
Waltzing the Blues Away
Miami, Yon Owe a Lot to Me
When Autumn Leaves Are Falling
Take This Rose
Tell Me Why You and I Should Be Strangers
The Day That I Met You
Maurice Richmond, Head of the Richmond Music Supply Corp., New York, Tells of the Music
Trade in This Flourishing Canadian City on the Pacific Coast
V
ANCOUVER, British Columbia, March
30.—This is the Western sentinel of the
Dominion of Canada. It stands as the
Pacific gateway of the entire empire. Being just
about forty years old,
Vancouver has n o t
been sufficiently long
on the map to be thor-
oughly known.
Greater Vancouver.is
the commercial and fi-
nancial capital of the
province. Its growth
during forty years has
been so phenomenal as
to place it in the front
rank of the Dominion's
commercial communi-
ties. It has a popula-
tion of approximately
Maurice Richmond
250,000, more than half
of which lives in the city itself, the remainder
in its suburbs.
On the many previous trips I have made here
I have never attempted to describe its scenic
beauties, with fresh pictures of mountain and
sea on every new turn. Vancouver- takes pride
in its natural advantages but in no one thing
more than in Stanley Park. Here are emerald
seas with towering mountains about 6,000 feet
high, which in serene dignity are visible from
the city streets, creating the illusion of two
lions. That is why Vancouver is often called
the "Lion-Guarded City."
Walter F. Evans, Ltd.
On busy Granville street, at 657-659, is located
Vancouver's great music house, The Heintzman
is their feature. The York line of band instru-
ments and a varied stock of musical goods of
every description compose the wares of this
concern, which dates back to 1897. W. F.
Evans is the president and Leonard V. Evans,
secretary.
The house emphatically states that it carries
the largest stock of sheet music and music
books in British Columbia. It handles the com-
plete editions of Schirmer, Wood, Augner,
Novello, John Church, Ricordi and a large stock
of all British and foreign publications, every-
thing in music for the student, teacher, school
or conservatory specializing in all educational
material, with a "live, up-to-the-minute" popu-
lar stock.
Sidney Monk and William Maclntyre are the
two young men assisting in the music depart-
ment, with Phoebe Senkler, who by the way is
a professional athlete. This little lady was just
up to the Amazon section participating in Win-
ter sports, particularly hockey.
Reports Progress
The House of Evans reports continued prog-
ress. Business with it this vear looks very
promising indeed. A branch house is operated
at 1113 Government street, Victoria, B. C.
Leonard Evans, who personally manages the
sheet music and instrument departments, is well
seasoned in the industry. He registered a com-
plaint against the British publishers on the
injustice to the Canadian dealer by the pub-
lisher who closes his channels to the dealer in
Canada when he sells the American rights
(which include Canada) for his publications to
an American publisher. To Mr. Evans' way of
thinking the Canadian dealer is left high and
dry, since in many instances the American pub-
lisher is out of stock on these publications
and the Canadian dealers are prevented from
importing them. He believes the British pub-
lisher would be far better off if in negotiations
for an American agency the Dominion of
Canada were left out entirely, so that the Ca
nadian dealer could order from the parent pub
lisher.
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The progress of this firm could only be pos-
sible through its good vision and the sound busi-
ness methods employed. As Elwood Lloyd
says: "Vision is a most essential thing to suc-
cess. We must be able to see not only the parts
of the job we are working on at the moment,
we must be able to see somewhat into the fu-
ture. One needs practical vision, plus a knowl-
edge of how to make it do the things he wants
done. Successful men and women are those
who have imagination enough to look far ahead
and view life and its activities as a growing,
expanding unit."
BOOKS THAT SELL
Musical Vancouver
New Universal Dance Folio
No. 11
The Musical Competition Festival was intro-
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Edition Extraordinary—.Just Out
duced in British Columbia by the Knights of
Peterson's Ukulele Method
Pythias as a community service work in 1922
World's Favorite Songs
and is now recognized as the most important
—
Tiddle De likes
musical event of the year. Its main object is to
Strum It With Crumit
bring as many people as possible in the shortest
time and in the most effective way under the
spell of diversified music. The restoration of
Irving Berlin's Song Gems
music to the important place it should occupy
From the Musical Comedy Sensation
in our national life is the dream of every true
"THE COCOANUTS"
music lover and this movement gives promise
A Little Bungalow
of vast possibilities in accomplishing this. The
Florida By the Sea
influence of music extends far beyond the ar-
We Should Care
tistic field. It speaks the universal language
The Monkey Doodle Doo
and is a constant source of delight to all man-
Lucky Boy
kind. The advance in the musical education of
children will lead to a demand for more music
and a higher standard in the music performed
than exists at the present time. The love of
competition, particularly among younger per-
1607 Broadway, New York
formers, is being utilized for the noblest of
purposes. It gives the stimulus and zeal re- and abilities and by submitting their skill to
quired to secure earnest work. The aim of the criticisms of independent adjudicators of out-
contestants "should not be to beat each other, standing ability.
but to pace each other on the road to ex-
Fred R. Weaver
cellence." Musical festivals do a real service
Just a little over fifteen years ago, Fred
in bringing together performers of every class Weaver, whose last business address at that
by inducing them to compare their standards time was care of Musgrave Bros., Toronto, Ont.,
IRVING BERLIN, Inc.
Most Popular Music Books
are varied and comprehensive—they minimize overhead and detail
Wire for descriptive catalog—order from jobber or direct from publisher
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