MISUNDERSTANDING IN MATTER
OF MILLER & SON STOCK
Woman Sought to Recover for Money Paid for
Piano Investment.
Judge Wait of the superior court in Boston, Mass.,
last week dismissed, by agreement of parties, a bill
brought by Edith O. Ferguson against Burton R.
Miller and others seeking to recover $4,136 that she
paid for stock in the Henry F. Miller & Sons Piano
Company in 1911. She lived with Mr. Miller's family
and alleged that he induced her to buy preferred
stock in the company of which he was treasurer and
that he failed to disclose to her the true condition of
the company at that time.
She declared that she did not learn of the alleged
facts until shortly before she filed this bill. The
defendant denied he made any misrepresentations to
the woman plaintiff. He turned over to Turner,
Tucker & Co. the money she paid for the stock and
caused a certificate for it to be issued directly to her.
The plaintiff agreed to have her bill dismissed by the
court and it was.
ADAPTO PLAYER ACTION IS
PROVING WHAT IS WANTED
Representative of the Lindenberg Piano Co., of
Columbus, Ohio, Stops Off in Chicago.
E. M. Norris, representing the Lindenberg Piano
Co., of Columbus, Ohio, was in Chicago last week
looking after motor supplies for the famous Auto-
graphed Player Pianos. He is territorial manager
for the Columbus industry which is headed by Paul
Lindenberg, with factory at 77 South Gift street in
the Ohio capital.
The "Adapto" player action, which is the specialty
of the Lindenberg Piano Co., has won a distinct suc-
cess. It is perfectly adapted to adjustment in any
used piano and hundreds of retailers are making
money by its representation. Tuners throughout the
country also are adjusting the Adapto with success
and profit. It is probable that the Lindenberg Piano
Co. will have a display at the June Convention in
Chicago.
RETURN TO PROSPERITY
SHOWN IN FREIGHT FIGURES
Aggregate of Cars Loaded for Past Three Months
the Greatest in History for Period.
More cars were loaded with revenue freight during
the first three months this year than ever before in
the history of the railroads, according to figures com-
piled by the bureau of railway economics and based
on reports filed by the carriers with the car service
division of the American Railway Association. A
total of 11,330,423 cars were loaded during the first
quarter of the year, which was an increase of 1,429,286,
or more than 14 per cent over the corresponding
period last year.
Loading of merchandise and miscellaneous freight
showed an increase of nearly 16 per cent over the first
three months in 1922. The total for this class of
commodities during the first three months this year
was 6,653,144 cars, compared with 5,746,428 during
the same months last year, which was an increase
of 906,716 cars, or nearly 16 per cent in 1923 over
the year before.
Tabulations showed 904,579 cars loaded with forest
products. This was an increase of 258,248 cars, or
approximately 40 per cent over the first three months
last year.
PORTLAND TRADE NEWS
GATHERER IS MARRIED
Irene Campbell Changes Name to Leslie But Con-
tinues to Fill Old Job.
Presto's correspondent in Portland, Ore., this week
sends a notice of the change of her name from Miss
Irene Campbell to Mrs. Irene Campbell Leslie. The
official dope is as follows:
"Just a little note to announce a change in my
name. On March 26, I married Robert A. Leslie,
but this will make no difference in my interest in
your publication and I will continue to 'carry on' and
send you Portland news."
Presto is confident the double state will make no
difference in Mrs. Leslie's efficiency as a correspond-
ent and herewith congratulates Mr. Leslie on his
good luck.
NEW PERFECTION BENCH PLANT.
The Perfection Piano Bench Co., of which F. S.
Smith is president, is moving this week into its new
factory at 1514-1518 Blue Island avenue, Chicago.
The new plant is much larger than the old one and
will afford opportunities for a greatly increased output
of the famous Perfection benches and music cabinets.
The success of this industry is one of the features of
the piano trade. Perfection benches are sold all over
the country, and shipped abroad. A description of the
new factory and offices will appear later. The new
offices are connected with the factory.
MORE HASTE, LESS SPEED.
On a tombstone in a Calcutta cemetery is the text,
"Here lies a fool who tried to hurry the East." This
caption should be a warning to the American sales-
men in India. The whirlwind American is out of
place there, yet nine out of ten American salesmen
sent over have been the aggressive type. This state-
ment was made yesterday by Alexander W. Weddell,
the American consul general at Calcutta, who is in
Chicago under orders of the State Department to tell
Chicago manufacturers the position America now
occupies in the Indian market and how to strengthen
and improve it.
ADDS LINK TO CHAIN.
Lester Gunst, who has opened a branch music
store at 500 Houston street, Fort Worth, Tex., carries
pianos, reproducing pianos, uprights, Victrolas and
a full line of Victor records, as well as a full line of
sheet music and small goods. Mr. Gunst operates
similar stores in other Texas cities. Jesse Aldridge
is manager of the new store in Fort Worth.
A Valuable Agency
UNSURPASSED IN TONE and GENERAL
CONSTRUCTION and UNEQUALED IN PRICE,
make the JESSE FRENCH & SONS line of pianos
the MOST ATTRACTIVE AGENCY ON THE
MARKET* INVESTIGATE THIS CLAIM and
you will readily agree to its correctness*
STYLE G
15
PRESTO
April 28, 1923
Send Today for Catalog and Prices in Unoccupied Territory
JESSE FRENCH & SONS PIANO CO.
NEW CASTLE, INDIANA
A QUALITY PRODUCT
FOR OVER
QUARTER. OFA CENTURY
POOLE
FAMED STEINWAY HALL,
NEW YORK, HAS BEEN SOLD
Historic Old Building on Fourteenth Street Will Not
Long House Distinguished Piano Industry.
Steinway Hall, on Fourteenth street, near Fourth
avenue, New York, has been sold by Steinway &
Sons. The heart of one of the greatest music centers
in the world, the fine old building is considered also
one of the classic structures of the metropolis. It
is of white marble, with corinthian pillars at the
main entrance, and its rooms are spacious. But it has
been long outgrown by the famous piano house, which
will remove to an entirely new building to be erected
on 57th street, in October, 1924—a year from next
fall.
In Steinway Hall many of the world's great artists
have had their introduction to this country's music
life, and then begun their American careers. Patti,
Scalchi, Rubinstein, Gowdowsky, Paderewski, Gersta
-—a host of the great ones, have sung and played
there to critical audiences.
A member of the Steinway house said, early this
week, that he did not know what the future of the
building would be. The purchaser, who is a large
buyer of fine New York property, said that he had
nothing definite in mind for the use of the well known
buildings when he bought the property. He said that
it might be resold or leased to some one who would
alter the structure if not remove it to make way for
one in keeping with the character of the district.
Before the time has arrived for title to the property
to be passed Steinway & Sons firm will have erected
a new hall and place of business on Fifty-seventh
and Fifty-eighth streets, the new music center of
New York City. Three years ago the company pur-
chased the property at 109 to 113 West Fifty-seventh
street, extending through the block to Fifty-eighth
street.
Steinway Hall and salesroom at 107 and 109 East
Fourteenth street extend back to 108 to 114 East
Fifteenth street. The buildings are four and six
stories high, measuring 71 feet on Fourteenth street
and 100 feet on Fifteenth street. The Steinway house
went to Fourteenth street in 1863.
With the going of Steinway & Sons, New York's
old-time piano and music center loses its last attrac-
tion to piano men and becomes a memory of the
"good old days."
EXPANDS IN OGDEN, UTAH.
A new building just purchased by the Glenn Bros.-
Roberts Piano Co., Ogden, Utah, will be remodeled
to suit the purposes of a modern music house and
occupied by the company. The new purchase is on
Washington avenue in the most desirable part of that
busy thoroughfare. The new store is two stories
high, with a frontage of twenty feet op Washing-
ton avenue, extending into the block for 330 feet.
The second floor will be converted into a handsome
recital hall to be used by music teachers for the
public presentation of their pupils. The hall will seat
330.
Extensive remodeling plans will soon be carried
out in the store of E. F. Lawler, music dealer, Baker,
Mont.
The LEADING LINE
WEAVER PIANOS
Orand*. Upright* and Player*
Finest and most artistic
piano in design, tone and
construction that can be
made.
YORK P I A N O S
Upright* and Player Piano*
A high gradejpiaoo of great
value and with charming tone quality.
Livingston Pianos— Upright* and Player Planoa
A popular piano at a popular price.
Over 70,000 instrument* made by thia compaor y e uni-
Ing their own piaae* in all part* of the civilised wOrla.
W«te lor ftatogue* and atate on what tespi* zpji wonM
Use to
located
WEAVER PIANO C O , Inc.
Factory: YORK,
Eetabllehed ltW
G R A N O AND UPRIGHT PIANOS
AND
PLAYER PIANOS
Enhanced content © 2008-2009 and presented by MBSI - The Musical Box Society International (www.mbsi.org) and the International Arcade Museum (www.arcade-museum.com).
All Rights Reserved. Digitized from the archives of the MBSI with support from NAMM - The International Music Products Association (www.namm.org).
Additional enhancement, optimization, and distribution by the International Arcade Museum. An extensive collection of Presto can be found online at http://www.arcade-museum.com/library/