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PRESTO
October 30, 1920.
he was all wrong and have the instrument re-inspect-
ed and to do this four times, certainly was new to
us and we have visited many, many factories.
"This letter, then, is to say that we are grateful
to your Mr. Miller and that we feel we have seen
a side of industry entirely new to us."
Wesle McArdle of New York's Department of
Mr. McArdle is connected with the Educational
Education Makes Interesting Statement
Training Department of the New York public
Wesley McArdle, a prominent official of the De- schools and has had the choosing of representative
partment of Education of New York City, has se- factories of each industry to be visited as a model
lected the Autopiano Company's factory as the best for students in the various branches of production.
He has selected the Autopiano Company as the
example of the modern piano manufacturing plant
in New York City. After a recent visit to this fac- representative institution in piano manufacturing
tory his enthusiasm over the modern devices used and has already conducted several groups of stu-
dents through the various departments.
and the improved and efficient methods employed
caused him to write the following letter to the Au-
FAKE BILLS ARE OUT.
topiano Company:
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York on
"I wish to acknowledge the courteous act of your
firm in extending to the faculty of my school, the Saturday of last week issued a warning against
privilege of a trip of observation and inspection accepting Federal Reserve notes for $20 and for
through your playerpiano factory.
$100, which are now in circulation. According to
"We knew in advance that we would see excel- the notice, the notes are apparently of the same
lent workmanship, but we were amazed at the pa- workmanship, and both are badly executed. The
tient attention given to what seemed to us to be $20 notes bear the portrait of Grover Cleveland, the
minor details. We were not prepared to see each signature of William G. McAdoo, secretary of the
key balanced, and the careful way the various parts
were aligned; why, a surveyor could not have done treasury, and John Burke, treasurer of the United
it any better! All along the way we saw this same States, and the name of the Federal Reserve Bank
conscientious attention and this is undoubtedly the of Philadelphia. The $100 notes bear the name of
explanation of the enviable position your firm has the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the por-
in the playerpiano world.
trait of Ben Franklin and the same signature as the
"Perhaps the most interesting thing we noted was $20 note. The portraits of Cleveland and Franklin
the mode of inspection. Inspection is a necessary lack many of the fine lines of the genuine notes,
part of manufacture, but a four-fold inspection such and show large, white patches which should readily
as you maintain was indeed a surprise to us. To
have an inspector O.K. a piano and then assume that attract attention.
EDUCATION HEAD PLEASED
AT AUTOPIANO CO'S. PLANT
POLICY OF MONTANA FIRM
EXPLAINED TO THE PUBLIC
Interest of the Hoyt-Dickinson Piano Co., Mis-
soula Lies in Serving the Buyers.
The Hoyt-Dickinson Piano Co., Missoula, Mont.,
announces "a selling policy that is above the aver-
age."
The Missoula firm is one of the Western
advertisers whose copy is invariably of an impres-
sive character. Whether it names the piano makes
or quotes prices or states a fact concerning the con-
struction of an instrument the statement is always
phrased in a way that compels attention. This
statement was printed in the Missoula papers last
week: "We believe our piano selling policy is above
the average. Our interest lies primarily in render-
ing you the utmost in piano service and satisfac-
tion. Accordingly we offer you only the best pianos
and Inner-Players at every price level.
"You can be certain, when you select an instru-
ment here, that you will get all you pay for. No
inflated prices at Hoyt-Dickinson's. Moreover, we
make it easy for you to buy the best, through our
liberal extended payment plan."
The store of the Hoyt-Dickinson Piano Co., in
Missoula is at 208 Higgins avenue. The firm adds
the phrase, "Home of Good Pianos in Missoula,"'
everywhere the firm name is printed.
The most significant thing about piano prices is
that they have not broken.
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