Presto

Issue: 1920 1759

PRESTO
April 10, 1920.
rious lines, and finally gave up teaching to take
a territorial managership for the Prudential Life
Insurance Co.
After about three years in this work he engaged,
in 1905, with the Hobart M. Cable Co. as traveling
in the West and Southwest, and met
Chicago Manager for Packard Piano Company representative
with steady success and advancement.
and S. E. Overton Co. Passed Away at
In 1909 he discontinued with the Hobart M. Cable
Co. to take up similar work with the Packard Piano
His Home Saturday Morning.
Co. of Ft. Wayne, Ind., and at the time of his death
was acting as their western territorial manager with
It was a shock
headquarters in the Republic Building, Chicago.
to the numerous
In 1894 he married Miss Grace Wolgamott, at
friends of E. N.
Kirksville, Mo., and leaves besides the widow, two
Paulding, h e a d
children, Helen and Karl. Miss Helen, who has
of the Chicago
shown great capability as an office assistant to her
Packard
office
father, will doubtless continue in her father's busi-
and
wholesale
ness.
representative of
Mr. Paulding was also manager of the Chicago
t h a t house in
office of the S. E. Overton Co. of South Haven,
Wisconsin
and
Mich.
Illinois, to read
Other immediate members of Mr. Paulding's fam-
of his death in
ily are his mother, Mrs. Louisa Paulding, Evanston,
the Sunday Trib-
111.; John Paulding, sculptor, Chicago, and D. H.
une.
Many of
Paulding, business man of Springfield, 111.
t h e m did not
even know that
The remains were taken on Tuesday of this week
he had been feel-
for burial to Rockford, 111., where Mr. Paulding
i n g poorly at
resided from 1915 to 1919. The funeral will be con-
times since the
ducted by the Masons of that city. The death oc-
week of the New
curred at his apartment at 5057 Blackstone avenue,
York convention,
Chicago, where he had lived with his family since
which he attend-
September, 1919.
ed. Mr. Pauld-
Mr. Paulding was a member of the First Church
ing's philosophy
of Christ, Scientist, of Rockford, 111., and of the
E, N. PAULDING.
of life was based
Mother Church of Boston, Mass. He was also an
on cheerfulness—so much so that he could even affiliated member in good standing of the Star in
speak of his own pain with a smile. Therefore, few the East Lodge No. 166, A. F. & A. M., Rockford,
guessed that his health had broken down. He 111., and Eastern Star Chapter, Rockford, 111., No.
lacked one month of being 50 years old.
53, of the Chicago Chapter, of the Kiwanis Club
Edwin Newcomb Paulding was born May 3, 1871, and the Chicago Piano Club. His passing, though
near Gettysburg, Ohio. He was brought up on sudden and quite unexpected, was peaceful and
farms in Ohio and Southwest Missouri. His parents without suffering.
Henry P. Veatch, general representative of the
removed to Carthage, Mo., when he was about 11
Packard Piano Company, accompanied Mr. Pauld-
years old.
He was educated in the country district schools ing from Fort Wayne, Ind., where he was taken
and the Carthage Presbyterian College. Later he ill while attending the convention of Packard trav-
attended the Normal School at Kirksville, Mo., and elers, to Chicago, and saw him home. Mr. Veatch
qualified for teaching, in which calling he was very is now in charge of the Packard Chicago office.
"I thought Mr. Paulding was going to get well,"
capable, and followed this work for several years.
During vacation seasons he took up selling in va- said Mr. Veatch to a Presto representative. "But
E. N. PAULDING DIES
SUDDENLY IN CHICAGO
NO MORE UFTINE-^TWDDI) PIANO LOADER
USED AND ENDORSED BY
THE GREAT HOUSE OF...
J. W. JENKINS' SONS
MUSIC
CO.
INSISTENT CALL FOR GRAND
PIANOS IN PORTLAND, ORE.
Jesse French and Poole Big Favorites in Fine Busi-
ness of the Reed-French Co.
Some Poole grands are now on the way to the
Reed-French Co., and Frank Reed, sales manager,
says the call for them is most insistent. All the
pianos the house can get, they can sell. They have
the Poole, the Jesse French, and others, but not
enough of any of them.
J. W. Baker, polisher of the Gilbert Piano Co.,
has placed a piano polish on the market which is
considered very tine. Mr. Baker is having success
in the manufacture of his product, which is pro-
nounced excellent by those who have used it.
A banquet was given by the piano salesmen of
the Bush & Lane Piano Co. at the Benson Hotel
on Saturday evening in honor of H. A. Smith, the
retiring sales manager of the company.
H. B. Street, who was with the Baldwin Piano
Co. in San Francisco,-is now with the Bush & Lane
Piano Co. of Portland in the phonograph depart-
ment.
Thomas Wilkinson has severed his connection
with the Bush & Lane Piano Co. He has been with
the Portland house for seven or eight years. The
new manager is H. T. Campbell. Mr. Campbell has
been sales manager of the Seattle branch of the
company. H. A. Smith, who has been sales man-
ager of the Portland house for several months, has
been made sales manager of the Seattle house.
Miss Kathleen Narby of Buttle, Mont., is the new
bookkeeper of the McCormick Music Co. Miss
Narby before coming to Portland was with the
Howard Music Co. of Butte.
The manufacturers of music goods and accesso-
ries in Buffalo, N. Y., have organized to form a
division of the Buffalo Chamber of Commerce.
Dr. Allen Hamilton of Fort Wayne did not think
so. As soon as we got out of Mr. Paulding's pres-
ence, the doctor said: 'Mr. Paulding's piano days
are about over. Get him home to Chicago. He had
just been talking to his physician in Chicago when
he sank to the floor and died."
ONE MAN CAN LOAD OR UN-
LOAD A PIANO IN ONE MINUTE
KANSAS
CITY
A compact, light, indestructible device—One man can load or unload a piano in
one minute—Designed to fit Ford Roadster; can be attached to any make of car.
Attached to Ford Roadster in 30 minutes; taken off in less time and car used as a
pleasure vehicle. There's nothing bunglesome, trappy or complicated to get out of
order; yet so well built for service, it will last a lifetime. The weight of the piano,
when loaded, is well to the forward, hence a well balanced and easy-pulling load. Piano
is neither bolted nor strapped, avoiding danger of chafing or otherwise marring—
Will ride safely and securely on its back, over all sorts of roads, and not shift an inch—
Will not jar action out of adjustment. Piano can be unloaded onto a porch or plat-
form, or to the ground, and can be loaded from the ground or curb of sidewalk. Four
talking machines can be hauled upright, two on their backs—Will accommodate four
sewing machines. In daily use by hundreds of dealers from the level plains of Texas
to the hills of Virginia. Dealers using them say they would as soon take their cars
off the road as to take off the Atwood Loader.
With the Atwood Loader- the grief of loading and unloading pianos is a thing of
the past. Any morning the salesman can load his piano, single handed, in less time
than it takes to tell it, and be on his way and stop and demonstrate his instrument at
every farm house, if he so desires, with no more trouble or effort than to fill the radi-
ator of his car.
Instrument Partly
Loaded
ONE ATWOOD LOADER, ONE FORD CAR, and ONE MAN
will sell more pianos than any six of the best Piano
salesmen that ever walked in shoe leather—
Needn't take our word, ask the dealers using them
J. YV. Winter, Villisca, Iowa, single handed, loaded and unloaded and sold twenty instruments
in one month on Atwood Loader, sixteen to people he had never seen before; eighteen on which the
transaction was completely closed out in the yard before the instrument was placed in the house. Such
volume of business, for one man, a physical impossibility without an Atwood Loader. The great
house of J. W. Jenkins' Sons Company investigated, ordered one-, tried it out at their St. Joe branch,
and in less than one week we had their order for fifteen. That is only a small part of the order we
expect from them. Every salesman, at every branch, will be using one. It d'ld not take this live
house long to decide that the "Atwood"' was a business getter, as well as a piano loader. Order one
today—It will be the best investment you ever made in the piano business—The price is $65.00, $15.00
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THIS LOADER IS PATENTED -
WE WILL PROSECUTE TO THE FULL EXTENT
OF T H E LAW A N Y I N F R I N G E M E N T S
THE ATWOOD PIANO LOADER CO., Cedar Rapids, la.
Salesman Demonstrating Instrument In Farm Yard.
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PRESTO
April 10, 1920.
WHERE DOUBTS ARE DISPELLED
GOOD WEATHER HELPS
TRADE OF KANSAS CITY
Under This Head Presto Will Answer Any Question Pertaining to Pianos, or
Other Subjects of Direct Interest to the Trade and Musical Public
March Behaved Like Real Old-Fashioned Spring
and Dealers Had Big Sales Totals.
Inquiries must bear the signature and address of
zvriter in order to receive attention. Answers thought
to be of general trade interest will be published. If an
answer is not of general interest it will be mailed pro-
vided stamp is inclosed.
LETTERS WAITING.
There are letters at the offices of this paper waiting
for A. Harnoff (6) "G. N. P." (3), and "Foreman A."
All of these advertisers have heretofore called for their
mail. If they will notify Presto of present addresses
their letters will be forwarded.
THE BEST PIANO TRUCK.
Deer Creek, 111., April 11, 1920.
Editor Presto: Please send me Presto Buyers'
Guide, paper cover, also the Presto for balance of
money enclosed.
I would like for you to give me address of a firm
that sells a good piano truck, or refer my letter to
them to send me prices.
Yours respectfully,
H. R. FOSTER.
The best piano truck within our knowledge is
manufactured by the Findlay Piano Truck Co.,
Findlay, Ohio. This truck is self-lifting, and is per-
fectly adapted to the handling of pianos. In fact,
we understand that one man may use it easily. We
suggest that you write to the Findlay Piano Truck
Co., Findlay, Ohio, for particulars.
There is also a piano loader which should interest
you. It is produced by the Atwood Piano Loader
Co., Cedar Rapids, la. This article is attachable
to any ordinary automobile, and especially to the
Ford. It is an ideal convenience for any salesman,
and for delivering instruments.
* * *
THE THREE PIANO GRADES.
Boston, Mass., April 1, 1920.
Editor Presto: Representing us in Greece, Tur-
key and the Balkan States we have an A No. 1 con-
cern with whom we have done business for nine
years. Their main office is in Athens and they
have a branch in Constantinople.
They have asked us to obtain for them some in-
formation about several different articles which they
believe can be sold to good advantage in their ter-
ritory, and among these are pianos and player-
pianos.
We have seen a copy of the Presto Buyers' Guide
and we know that our agents will be very much
interested in this book, and while we have not seen
a copy of the Export Edition, we feel that this will
be more valuable to them than the regular edition.
Therefore, please send us two copies of each—the
Export Edition in English.
For our customers' benefit we would like to give
them all the information we can about pianos and
a list of the different grades of pianos would help
a whole lot. Would it be asking too much to have
you compile a list of the names of pianos in the
three grades mentioned in Presto Buyers' Guide,
namely, High Grade, Medium and Commercial?
Very truly,
BRISTOL PATENT LEATHER CO.,
Bertram C. Gould.
Detailed information concerning all American pi-
anos will be found in the regular edition of the
book. It would not be consistent to further indi-
cate the three grades of pianos, and the book
clearly indicates the various degrees of quality from
highest to medium and commercial. The distinc-
tion, in some cases, is not as great as between the
artistic instruments of established renown and the
distinctly high grade instruments which in a few in-
stances may not as yet have attained to prominence
in the critical musical world. But we have tried to
indicate, as nearly as possible, the three shades of
quality.
* * *
PIANOS ON CONSIGNMENT.
Greensburg, Pa., April 2, 1920.
Editor Presto: I would be pleased if you could
furnish me with the address of several good piano
manufacturers that sell or rent pianos out on a con-
signment basis. Thanking you for past favors, I
am,
Yours respectfully,
F. D. CONNOR.
Just at this time there is a demand for pianos
far exceeding the possibility of supply. Of course,
this makes it very difficult to find manufacturers
who will consign instruments.
The cash demand is quite insistent and while,
under ordinary conditions, there would probably be
no trouble in getting a consignment account, we do
not know of any manufacturer who would be will-
ing to ship goods on that basis at the present time.
We suggest that you consult the advertising pages
of Presto and write to any of the concerns on the
subject.
* * *
PHONOGRAPH CABINETS.
La Porte, Ind., April 3, 1920.
Editor Presto: I am desirous of securing the
names of several manufacturers who build phono-
graph cases for the trade and have taken the liberty
to write you for this information.
Any information you can give me on this matter
will be greatly appreciated by
Yours very truly,
WM. E. CLARK.
There are a great many industries of this kind,
a number of which are located in Chicago. Follow-
ing we give you the names of a few of them:
American Cabinet Mfg. Co., 2536 S. Western Aye.,
Chicago; Cincinnati Cabinet Co., 2264 Bogen St.,
Cincinnati; Columbus Phono. Mfg. Co., 400 N.
Sangamon St., Chicago; Grand Rapids Brass Co.,
Grand Rapids, Mich.; R. L. Kenyon Co., Waukesha,
Wis.; Michigan Furniture Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.;
Schram Bros., 415 Armour St., Chicago; E. H. Staf-
ford Mfg. Co., 218 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago; Udell
Works, 205 28th St., Indianapolis, Ind.; West Mich.
Furn. Co., Holland, Mich.; Cardinal Cabinet Co.,
Wabash, Ind.; Oscar Onken Co., 4th and Center
Sts., Cincinnati.
The new Phonograph Directory and Guide will
be ready on the 20th of this month. It will contain
full lists of phonographs and supplies.
* * *
TRADE RATING BOOK.
Columbus, Ohio, April 3, 1920.
Editor Presto: Will you please advise us the
name and address of the publishers of the Piano
Trade Rating Book which gives a list of all the
dealers in the United States and the rating as to
their financial standing.
We understand this book is published in Boston,
but do not have the name of the concern nor the
street address.
Very truly yours,
PIANO COMPANY.
The rating book about which you ask was put
forth by the Music Trade Mercantile Co., 234 Con-
gress street. Boston. It was issued along the line
March has proved a good month in Kansas City
and this is in a great measure because spring has
paid an earlier visit to that section than it has to
the less fortunate states to the north. C. V. Bissell,
manager of the Kansas City branch of the Starr
Piano Co.. says the piano situation in the South-
west is in a very gratifying condition, which he at-
tributes to favorable weather for the most part.
Of course he allows that the customers had the
disposition to buy which involves the ability and the
willingness to spend money.
What Mr. Bissell says about the agreeable spirit
of the piano prospects is agreed to by W. J. Simon-
son, manager of the Kansas City branch of the
Smith, Barnes & Strohber Co., but Mr. Simonson
adds that the prospects would not be so receptive
had the dealers neglected to use the usual advertis-
ing inducements. The Smith, Barnes & Strohber
Co.'s store has profited by its consistent course of
newspaper publicity and shows the best evidences
of reward in the sales totals for March. These make
a record in upright, player and grand sales.
And talking of advertising it would be missing
something good not to mention the sign recently
set in place in the front of the store of the Smith,
Barnes & Strohber Co. It is one of the most no-
ticeable objects on the street and the wording,
"Music Makes the Heart Glad," further inspires the
Kansas City prospect with the hot desire to buy.
The Wunderlich Music Co. is now ready for the
spring and summer succession of piano and player-
piano customers. Decorators have gone over every
department in the store and made Wunderlich's a
pleasanter place than ever to buy.
The Gulbransen-Dickinson Company, Chicago,
has received a letter from Weeks & Dickinson,
Binghaniton, N. Y., successors to Barrett Bros.
Music Company, in which the concern expresses its
delight with the Baby-at-the-Pedals advertising de-
of the Dun and Bradstreet enterprises; that is, an
annual fee was charged and the book loaned and not
sold. It is possible that the publication is still being
put forth. Before the Music Trade Merc. Co. had
it, it was published by the Thompson Co., Boston.
The publishers of Presto are now putting forth
a series of Presto Trade Lists, one of which will
contain a very complete directory of music dealers.
SAN FRANCISCO FACTORY OF Q R S MUSIC CO.
The above picture of the. San Francisco factory
of The Q R S Music Company is evidence that the
Pacific Coast music trade will be well taken care of
with Q R S rolls.
Located five minutes from the heart of the city,
with switch track to the door, the location is an
admirable one from a service standpoint.
The building is of modern construction, with ex-
ceptional lighting facilities, and will be equipped
with everything that will maintain the high stand-
aid of this famous product.
Plans to have this factory in operation by June
1 of this year have been completed, and some of
the machinery is already on the way.
New Master Rolls for the cutting department are
also on the way, as well as the necessary material
of all kinds Q R S equipment requires.
The office and stock room will be transferred from
15J Kearny street to the factory on Brannan street,
between Third and Fourth, in a short while.
The whole western trade appreciates the immense
value this factory will have in promoting sales of
playerpianos. Through the atmosphere of perma-
nency the enterprise substantiates.
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