P R E S T O
May 5, 1923
Many a Dealer
Is Finding
Real
Actual
Prosperity
And
Financial
Independence
With The
SEEBURG
The Nationally
Known Line.
Write Us Today
CHAMBER PROTEST
AGAINST FLORIDA BILL
Governor Hardee and Others in State Learn
Adverse Views of Measure from Trade
Viewpoint.
Action has been taken by the Music Industries
Chamber of Commerce to prevent the passage of a
bill now before the Florida Legislature which would
amend the Replevin Statute of that state in such a
way as to work great hardship to merchants who sold
goods on the installment or conditional sale plan, in
the opinion of well informed persons who have made
a careful study of the matter.
Immediately upon learning of the situation the
Chamber addressed a letter to C. A. Hardee, governor
of Florida on behalf of the retail music merchants
of that state who are members of one of the Division
Associations comprising the Music Industries Cham-
ber of Commerce, registering protest against' the
passage of the bi.l. A part of the letter follows:
Our understanding of this bill is that in a Replevin
action the plaintiff will not be able to get judgment
for the goods but only for the balance due, and in
order to secure this it will be necessary to advertise
and sell the goods at public auction, in which case
the plaintiff, in order to protect himself will be forced
to attend the sale and bid in the property, involving
considerable expenditure of time and the payment of
incidental costs and expenses by him.
In the opinion of well informed persons who have
made a careful study of this bill, it is of no benefit
to the public, protects no honest man, imposes a
hardship on the owner of the property by causing
useless expense and needless delay in recovering the
goods, and in practically all cases the result will be
no different from that under the present statute, for
the plaintiff will eventually recover the property to
which he is justly entitled.
You are respectfully urged to take note of the
objectionable features of this Bill and to use your
influence to prevent its passage, also to exercise your
power of veto in case it should pass both Houses of
the Florida Legislature and come before you for
signature.
Similar letters were written to Charles J. Morrow
and Louis C. Masse}', members of the Florida Uni-
form Sales Commission, and to Senator W. A. Mc-
Williams, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee .be-
fore which the bill will come for consideration. -A
circular letter Was also sent to the retail music mer-
chants of Florida, urging them to write to Senator
McWi'lliams protesting against the passage of the
amendment.
The bill has already passed the House of Repre-
sentatives, but it is hoped that the efforts of the
Chamber and the retail merchants of Florida will
bring about its defeat in the Senate or its veto by
the Governor.
M. SCHULZ CO.'S BUSINESS
IS EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD
/ nd Continuance of Lively Trade Expected to Last
Through Summer Months.
"Business this year." said F. J. Sheldon of the
M. Shulz Co., Chicago, this week, "has so far been
exceptionally good. 1 believe that all music goods
manufacturers and dealers have been enjoying good
business. Of course, we never expect a slack season
during the summer because our efforts are always
for something different, but 1 think this will be an
exceptional y prosperous year for the music trade."
l'hil Lehman, music dealer in St. Louis and a
customer of the M Schulz Co., was a visitor to the
factory recent.y. From his observations and experi-
ences with business he corroborated Mr. Sheldon's
1 elief as to the general prosperity in the music trade.
TESTIMONY FOR BOWEN
0NE=MAN PIANO LOADER
J. P. SEEBURG PIANO CO
Leaders in the Automatic Field
1510-1516 Dayton Street
CHICAGO
Dealers Who Once Experience Pleasures of Device
Never Revert to Primitive Ways.
There is one thing you will never find in the piano
business, and that is a dealer who once uses a Bowen
Hue-Man Loader and Carrier reverting to primitive
ways of handling the instruments. And the dealer
enjoying the modern Bowen way laughs when he
recalls his troublous hours when he man-handled
pianos in the manner of primitive business ancestors.
His laugh is one of sheer joy in the comparison. And if
you are in the way of encountering piano men, dealers
or salesmen you will find many enthusiastic over the
pleasures and time-saving advantages of the device.
Here is what the Rosenblatt Piano Co., Greenville,
Tenn.. says about the Bowen One-Man Piano Loader
and Carrier:
"We lincl the One-Man Piano Loader satisfactory
in every wa\. We have had no injury to any piano
handled in this way. ( hie man is all that is necessary
to handle a piano. Wish you much success with the
Loader.' 1
The John A. Holland Co., Greenwood, S. ('., writes:
"i wish to say that I am very much pleased with my
Loader, and expect to order another one later on."
['ere is the convincing testimony ot the Ashley
I'.artlett Music Co., Vernal, Utah: "The One-Mair
Loader and Carrier was installed on our Ford May
23, 1917, and we tried it out with a Kimball playcr-
piano.
The lirst run was from Vernal, I'intah
County, Utah, to Duchesne County, Utah, a distance
oi 66 milt's, over new mountain roads. The trip was
made in four and a half hours. That confirmed us as
Bowen Loader users. We bad a set of ' Forgesteel'
cantilever shock absorbers on the car when the
Loader was put on and tried out. The piano rude
like a feather. Nave been on the road almost every
day. and it is putting it mildly when we say we are
well pleased."
HONOR FOR THIRTY=ONE
CHICKERINQ & SON'S VETERANS
Gold Watches for Old Employes Prominent Feature
of Centennial Celebration.
An interesting- feature of the ("bickering Centennial
celebration recently in Boston was the presentation
ot gold watches by Chickering & Sons to thirty-one
employes who had served 25 years or more. The
following is the list in the order of seniority, the pres-
entation being made by C. Alfred Wagner, presi-
dent of the company:
Jonas Johanson, 51 years' service; Otto Anderson,
47; Edward C. Sager, 44; William S. Hurkhardt, Jef-
ierson D. Johanson, Fric W. Xelson, James Regan
and Erick Rvnestrom, all 43 years in service; Wil-
liam C. Hinds, 38; Louis F. Hall, 36; John Magnu-
son. 34; Xils A. Sandell, ^>3; James B. McDermott
and'George W. Goodwin, M years; Frans A. Rosen-
quist, 31; Xils J. Kleist. John Eckman and G. Kraby.
30 years: Martin Sefriensen, Nils J. Ericsson and
John Ahlstrom, 29 years: Robert W. Balam, 28;
Joseph C. Goodwin and Albin S. Rylander, 27 years;
Miss A. A. Murray. 26; G. W. Lucy, Gaetano Marco,
Gustaf Svedeman, George Wilfert, James E. Ryan
and Patrick J. Cronin, 25 years.
NfcVV INCORPORATIONS
IN MUSIC GOODS TRADE
and C
•••.cer::s
L^cur;
"barters in
' ; "1v riaiiton Music Co., Louisville. Ky., $5,000;
1' I. Burke, A. R. Ri:rke and Charles B. Blanton.
( i ( d I rck Talking Machine Co., Xew York.
HO (MM): C. Cold/werg, I. L. Anger and M. Tessler.
LtH<-'n I.. !c\iiie. Xew York, talking machines;
$20,000; B. Luskin. II. Zuekermann and J. J. Levine.
Co'umbia Music Shop, Trenton, X. J.. $1110.000:
Al;rk Puree!!, A'e.vander Xemeth and George A.
Cella.
Trihead Corporation, of Mi.ford, Mass., to make
and deal in drums, tambourines, banjos and other
"i-sical ''instruments; eaplal, $5(1,000; incorporators,
C. H. Jones, Ethel M. Boynton and Florence V.
Ga.",e. all of Bridj. e'*ort.
Cree'ey Music Sho >s, Manhattan, $10 000; M. and
E. M. He rowit/, M. Udkowitx. (Attorney. F. J. Bcr-
:n-n, JO Chrrch stR et.)
QUERY ABOUT DIVIDENDS.
In reply to an inquir y from correspoirlent the
commercial ed'tur of th Boston American said last
week: "Aeolian Weber 1 'i;m;i it Pkmo'a 7 per cent,
1
• referred ;•• tock is s p e c ative.
u 1; for on December 30
last accumulated dividen ds amounted to 44^> per
cent Xo dividends have ever been paid on the com-
ni'-n sto- k The latest 1 pliance sheet, that of June
. 0 last showed a surplus of $6(k v 7,53
capital $5,8 r 0, c ;0. cash $1, 1.K332 Xet tangible assets
rpplirable to common st ork were $177.55 a share,
l i t tlr's included patents, trade marks and good will
rv.d after deduction for ae- 'crued and unpaid dividends
on the preferred.
LEE F. MOTT INVENTOR.
Lee i 1 . Mott, for several years engaged in the music
s : ii'.\ss at Cedar Rapids. Iowa, and who later went
Oklahoma, is nt present in Chicago where he will
main for ,-one time i ending the disposition of cer-
n iTtcnts on automobile ]>arts and accessories. One
thes? is a <-entrifugal p;ni;> for Ford cars; another
patent on the tire rims which enables rapid and easy
m f of tires V r. Mott's present home and busi-
s:; headquarters rre at Fan Francisco, Cal , in which
v be located when he gave up the piano business
( )klahoma a few years ago.
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