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ADVANCEMENT FOR TWO
NEW YORK PIANO MEN
C. Gibson and L. J. Potter Vice-President and Sec-
retary, Respectively, of Milton Piano Co.
Two members of the executive force of the Milton
Piano Co., New York, who now occupy important
positions under the presidency of Geo. W. Allen are
(Jorley Gibson, vice-president and sales manager,
and i.yman J. Potter, secretary.
Mr. Gibson has been a member of the Milton or-
ganization for the past five years and has attained
a wide acquaintance and tine standing in the trade.
excelled anywhere. The government gives free
camping places, free wood, all cut, and free water.
"The Y. M. C.-A. makes provision for middle class
folks. One can rent a cottage for $150 for a whole
season. The Y. M. C. A. has great buildings in a
wonderful location, surrounded by magnificent
mountains. It conducts a cafeteria where good food
is served at reasonable rates. So one can get just
what his purse can afford at Estes Park—from the
most expensive places to stop at to be found any-
where, clown to camping out. It is a trip that any
one should take—one of the most captivating vaca-
tions in the world."
NEW DE LUXE REPRODUCING
ROLLS WELL RECEIVED
September 4, 1920.
QUALITY FIRST
AND
FIRST QUALITY
Jesse French & Sons Piano Co.
First Bulletin Containing Ten Numbers of Popular
Variety Evokes Enthusiastic Comment.
COKLKY GIBSON.
L.YMAN J. POTTEIt.
Mr. Potter has been with the company since March
1, 1913. Both have won their present advancement
by hard work and the display of especial qualifica-
tions for the duties to which they have been as-
signed.
BOGUS CHECK PASSER
USES FAMED PIANO HOUSES
£an Francisco Jim the Penman Poses as "William
Steinway" in His Nefarious Work.
Richard Hoppe, arrested several weeks ago in San
Francisco, where he was posing as William Stein-
way, piano manufacturer, entered a plea of "guilty"
a few minute? before his trial was scheduled to open,
August 16, in Oakland.
Under many different aliases, Hoppe has passed
checks for several thousand dollars, according to
the police. He was noted, they say, as a suave man,
we! dressed, and able to pass as a retired business
man. lie had passed checks under four different
names.
Hoppe admitted lhat he had passed four bad
checks when arrested. He used several different
' hands" in the writing of his checks, among them
being that of C. E. Byrne, head of the Byrne piano
industry at New York.
The check upon which Hoppe was to have stood
trial was one for $375.15, alleged to have been
passed on the Central National Bank of Oakland on
February 13. He was arrested by Inspector Rich-
ard McSorley, of Oakland.
F. P. BASSETT'S TRIP
TO ESTES PARK, COLO.
Vice-President of M. Schulz Co. Had a Most De-
lightful Vacation.
Fred P. Bassett, vice-president of the M. Schulz
Company, is back in Chicago from his automobile
trip, which took him 1,202 miles from the city. He
had what he calls ' a middle-class man's vacation"—
not nearly so expensive as the distances might indi-
cate.
Mr. Basse'ct left Chicago in his machine on July
22. On the 25th he arrived at Davenport, Iowa;
July 26, at Coifax Springs, Iowa; July 27, at Omaha.
Nebr.; July 28, at Hastings, Nebr.; July 29, at Cul-
bertson, Nebr.- July 30, at Sterling, Colo.; July 31,
at Denver, Co 1 o.—1,202 miles. Two little sons trav-
eled with him: his wife and younger children went
by train.
At Estes Park, Colo., Mr. Bassett occupied a cot-
lage with his family, with the Big Thompson River
only ten feet from the door. If any person in the
trade wants to know particulars about Estes Park,
Mr. Bassett wi! be glad to furnish the data.
"Estes Park," said Mr. Bassett to a Presto repre-
sentative, "is a place for all classes. There is a hotel
there that will charge prices that only the very rich
can afford, but the opportunities for the middle classes
and those poorer than the middle classes can not be
The first bulletin of the new De Luxe Reproducing
Rolls manufactured by the De Luxe Reproducing
Roll Corporation, New York, recently released to
the trade, listed ten numbers of the popular variety,
eight of them following the present-day trend of
dance music and the balance of two being well
chosen sentimental ballads. The list was published
in Presto of last week.
The new corporation is in receipt of many letters
which are unanimous in their enthusiasm about the
De Luxe product.... These dealers have long felt the
need of a first class popular record which could be
used with the Auto De Luxe Welte-Mignon (Li-
censed) Reproducing Action and the generous re-
sponse of orders indicate that the rolls will receive
wide distribution. The enthusiasm of dealers all over
the country is expressed by the following extracts
from four letters recently received:
The writer, together with those in Baltimore who
have tried them, are very well pleased and entirely
satisfied with them; indeed we are more than satisfied
with them, we are enthusiastic about them; in fact
the roll B6000, "Stop, Look, Listen to the Music of
the Band," we believe is as fine a popular record as
has been cut up to the present time.
We want to congratulate your organization on the
new popular De Luxe Rolls. The rolls are very
good; in fact they are giving better results and cre-
ating more enthusiasm with us than we really ex-
pected. We are waiting now for our next bulletin
and if it is anything like as good as the first one
there is no doubt but what it will help a great deal
in making Welte sales, as well as increasing our
music sales. Again we congratulate you on getting
out these splendid rolls.
We wish to compliment you on these first rolls of
this character as they are certainly g,oing to fill a
long felt want and are going to materially assist in
the sale of the Auto De Luxe Welte-Mignon Repro-
ducing Piano.
Replying to your kind favor of recent date would
state we are very much pleased with the new De
Luxe roll, but as our list of reprbducing customers
is not very large at present, we presume that 25 bul-
letins per month will be sufficient, and wish to thank
you for notifying us regarding the matter.
FACTORIES at New Castle, Ind.
AUSTRALIAN OFFICE:
94 Pitt Si.. Sydney. N. S. W.
"A N«m- Well Known Sine* 1875''
STEGER
Steger & Sons
Leads
Others Follow
STEGER BUILDING
The
CHAUTAUQUA CROWDS
PROVIDE PIANO CUSTOMERS
Parks Music House Co., Louisiana, Mo., Made Ex-
cellent Use of Occasion.
A chautauqua in Louisiana, Mo., last week was
made the occasion of many good piano and player-
piano sales by the Parks Music House Co. J. M.
Hedges, the efficient manager of the store, is a be-
liever in the theory that "every crowd contains a
piano prospect."
The chautauqua in Louisiana was successful in its
program and in the number of people it attracted
from all over the country. Anticipating this, the
Parks Music House Co. printed the following in
Louisiana papers and many throughout the country:
"Chautauqua will be here next week and we invite
you to make our store your headquarters. If you
do any shopping leave your bundles with us, get a
good cool drink of water and a fan from us, and then
you will be ready to enjoy the chautauqua program."
The invitation was accepted by hundreds of vis-
itors who heard the players demonstrated by the
competent staff of the company. Apart from nu-
merous sales, the occasion was one of very valuable
publicity.
NEW ALLENTOWN, PA., STORE.
Lanshe & Mink, Allentovvn, Pa., the music dealers,
will occupy the music warerooms now being pre-
pared for the firm at 801 North Sixth street in about
two weeks. This firm carries a full line of pianos
and talking machines.
Jackson and Wabash
Pianc Center of America
CHICAGO. ILLINOIS
AMERICAN
PIANO SUPPLY
COMPANY
Felts, Cloths, Hammers,
Punchings, Music Wire, Tun-
ing Pins, Player Parts, Hinges,
Casters.
A Full Line of Materials for Pianos and
Organs
When in Need of Supplies
Communicate with Us.
American Piano Supply Co.
110-112 E. 13th St.
New York
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