April 21, 1923
have prepared a second group to be submitted to the
commission with the recommendation for action as
soon as the present controversy is settled.
There has been no announcement as to the number
of commodities which have actually gone to the ad-
visory board for preliminary investigation, as a num-
ber of the appeals are said to have asked for action
was clearly not.within the powers of the com-
President C. C. Chickering, of the National that
mission.
Piano Manufacturers' Association, Makes
The next group, it is understood, will not include
more than eight commodities if President Harding
Suggestion Which All Will Agree Is
restricts the commission to acting only upon those
Important to Success of Convention.
articles, which have been the subject of complaint,
As the time of the big June convention approaches and with one exception the commodities will not be
there are considerations of importance to the men of widespread importance.
who will have the affair in charge. President C. C.
Chickering makes a wise suggestion. It is his view
that while the exhibits, which will play a large part
in the general interest of the occasion, will be well
worthy the attention of members and visitors, the
most important part of the week's results will depend Harry Holmes on Extensive Trip to Cover Wide
upon the attention that is paid to the regular order
Territory in His Charge.
of business of the associations. Mr. Chickering's let-
Harry
Holmes,
the New England traveler for
ter, with his suggestion, follows, and it should be
read and heeded by all who have the best interests Kohler & Campbell, Inc., New York City, left the
home office recently, on an extensive trip extending
of the convention at heart:
Mr. Chickering's Letter.
Editor Presto: At the semi-annual meeting of the
Executive Committees of the National Association of
Music Merchants, the National Piano Manufacturers'
Association, the Music Industries Chamber of Com-
merce and allied interests, held in January, 1923, at
the Drake Hotel, Chicago, the -question of abandon-
ing exhibits was discussed at length.
Out of these discussions a resolution was passed
in the directors' executive session of the Chamber to
the effect that members of associations affiliated with,
and firms who are contributors to, the Chamber be
invited to display their wares at the Drake Hotel,
but to conduct these exhibits in such a way as to
interfere "as little as possible" with the business ses-
sions of the various bodies. The real reason for our
annual convention is the executive sessions.
Exhibits and entertainments, while important and
pleasant, are incidental.
It therefore seems logical and reasonable that the
business of the Convention be given first considera-
tion and the exhibits and personal entertainment be
curtailed during the hours set aside for the executive
sessions.
The Chicago Convention Committee has requested
me, as president of the National Piano Manufacturers'
Association, to address an open letter through the
trade press endorsing this position.
If you will be kind enough to give publicity to this
HARRY HOLMES.
letter it will be highly appreciated by all concerned.
C. C. CHICKERING, President.
through his territory. Mr. Holmes' itinerary, as laid
President J. Edwin Butler, of the National Asso- out, calls for visits in all the large centers in Massa-
ciation of Music Merchants, makes a similar plea for chusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and the
attention to the association deliberations, and not too eastern part of New York state, and brings him back
much "commercialism." Mr. Butler says:
into the home office on or about May 18th.
"Due to the natural tendency of most of us at con-
vention times to overlook the importance of the busi-
BETTER GULBRANSEN BULLETIN.
ness sessions, and a sincere and determined desire on
The
"(iulbransen Bulletin" for March comes out in
the part of the National Association of Music Mer-
chants to make the business session at the Prosperity vastly improved form. It has been reduced in page-
Convention one of the most attractive and beneficial size to magazine style, is better in typographical ap-
affairs ever attempted, it has been suggested that I, as pearance, and is snappy and bright as to its contents.
president of the National Association of Music Mer- The sensible tendency is to reduce the size of trade
chants, prepare an appeal to all piano manufacturers publications of all kinds. The day of the "fat" trade
contemplating exhibits, and to all music merchants paper is gone. The "Bulletin" is now the most at-
contemplating a visit to such exhibits, asking said tractive house organ that comes to the offices of
manufacturers and merchants to restrict, as much as Presto.
is humanly possible, all exhibits or the attending of
THE "HAMILTON" MINIATURE.
all exhibits during the regular sessions of the mer-
chants and manufacturers.
In a partial list of small uprights which appeared in
"The Arrangements Committee for the Prosperity Presto's "Where Doubts Are Dispelled" columns, the
Convention to be held at The Drake during the week Hamilton Miniature was inadvertently omitted. The
of June 4th are preparing their entertainment and little Hamilton upright is a beautiful instrument,
business programmes in such a way that there will which is perfectly adapted to school rooms and small
be ample time for the staging and surveying of the apartments. As was recently told in this paper,
exhibits in-between and after the business sessions ninety-five of these Hamilton Miniatures were sold
to the public schools of Minneapolis.
and entertainments."
CONVENTION EVENTS
MUST COME FIRST
NEW ENGLAND REPRESENTATIVE
OF KOHLER & CAMPBELL, INC.
TARIFF COMMISSION AND
PRESIDENT DISCUSS CHANGES
Investigations with View to Change Duties Started
on Seventeen Commodities.
The tariff commission went to the White House
this week to discuss broad policies affecting its opera-
tions under the elastic sections with the President
with at least 159 applications for changes in the rates
on various commodities listed in the fourteen sched-
ules. John 1\ Bethune, secretary of the commission,
announced last week that the total of applications,
due to the tiling of several appeals during the latter
part of the week, had reached this figure.
Investigations with the view to recommending a
change in duty have been started on seventeen com-
modities, and the advisory board is understood to
11
PRESTO
SULLIVAN BROS. MOVES
IN BINGHAMTON, N. Y.
Last Week Sees Another Interesting Incident in
Progress of This Lively Firm.
Last week Sullivan Bros., Binghamton, N. Y., who
for the past two years have conducted their music
store at 122 Chenango street, closed the store at that
location and opened a larger store at 210 Washington
street.
The firm of Sullivan Brothers is made up of M. L.
and Thomas E. Sullivan, who have been in the music
instrument selling business for many years. They
have a wide acquaintance in and around Binghamton
and have placed instruments in homes in every local-
ity. They began business a few years ago in a store
in DeRussey street. Two years ago they leased the
Chenango street store and their growth and success
warrants a new location in the center of the business
district, more accessible to all.
In the new store, Sullivan Bros, have accommoda-
tions for handling and displaying more instruments
than ever before. The store extends from Washing-
ton to State street with entrances on both streets,
and is equipped with soundproof booths for demon-
strating pianos and phonographs.
In addition to Hallet & Davis and Kim'ball pianos
the firm carries a line of Lyon & Healy band and
orchestra instruments.
ACTIVITIES IN HANOVER, PA.
The J. C. Penney Company, New York, will open
a branch store in Hanover, Pa., on October 1, next,,
in the room in the Melhorn building, Carlisle street,
now occupied by Nace's Music Store. It was defi-
nitely announced last week that the Nace firm has
rented one of the storerooms which will be located
in the new building to be erected on Baltimore street
this summer by C. N, Myers.
STEINWAY FOR ACCOMPANIMENT.
Florence Macbeth, prima donna coloratura soprano
of the Chicago Opera Association, and Mischa Lcvit-
zki, celebrated pianist, appeared in point recital re-
cently at the Heilig Theater, Portland, Ore. A Stein-
way piano was used by George Roberts, accompanist
for Miss Macbeth.
Leslie Love has been made manager o the Washing-
Ion store of Cohen & Hughes, Baltimore, Md., suc-
ceeding Frank Harris, who has entered business for
himself.
Schaff Bros.
Players and Pianos have won their stand-
ing with trade and public by 54 years of
steadfast striving to excel. They repre-
sent the
LARGEST COMPETITIVE VALUE
because of their beauty, reliability, tone
and moderate price. They are profitable
to sell and satisfactory when sold.
Brighten Your Line with the
SCHAFF BROS,
The Schaff Bros. Co.
NEW DEALER AT WOOSTER.
An addition to the list of live music dealers in
Ohio is DeVere Kaufman, of Wooster, who has suc-
ceeded to the business of A. L. Zook, of that city.
Mr. Kaufman occupies the same store as his pre-
decessor and will make the Adam Schaaf his leading
piano. He also has the Columbia phonograph and a
full line of small goods.
MOVES IN CHICAGO.
The Interstate Phonograph Co., which is the Chi-
cago representative of the Pathe Phonograph &
Radio Corp., moved recently from 427 West Erie
street to 533 South Wabash avenue, Chicago. The
change was made because larger space was necessary
in handling the increased business.
A W. Johnston, president of the Standard Pneu-
matic Action Co.. New York City, was a visitor to
Chicago this week.
Established 1868
Huntington, Ind.
WILLIAMS
PIANOS
The policy of the Williams House is and always
has been to depend upon excellence of product
instead of alluring price. Such a policy does not
attract bargain hunters. It does, however, win the
hearty approval and support of a very desirable
and substantial patronage.
M
» k e » of Williams Piano,,
Pi.no. «nd Org«n.
Epworth
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