May 12, 1923
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PRESTO
RAIL PLANS FOR
THE CONVENTION
good on any limited train on which such reduced
fare transportation is not honored.
No refund of fare will be made on account of fail-
ure to obtain proper certificate when purchasing go-
ing ticket, nor on account of failure to present vali-
dated certificate when purchasing return ticket.
I
ACHIEVEMENTS OF
TEXAS MUSIC TRADE
Special Train from New York and Plans for
Validating Reduced Fare Return Tickets
at the Drake Headquarters in Chicago
Included in Arrangements.
PREMIER GRAND GOES TO
LOESER & CO. IN BROOKLYN
Unselfish Spirit and Broad Co-operation
Shown in Events Last Week in Dallas
During the Annual Convention of
State Organization.
The Music Industries Chamber of Commerce has
prepared schedules for the special train from New
York and other eastern cities to the Convention next
month. It may be a good idea for easterners to clip
the following and keep for future reference. The
instructions concerning, validation of return tickets is
equally important to dealers from whatever parts of
the country:
Special Train to Chicago Convention.
A special train to the Convention will leave Grand
Central Station, New York City, on Saturday, June
2nd, and will run via the New York Central Railroad
on the following schedule:
Eastern Stand- Daylight
Station.
ard Time. Saving Time.
New York City
12:50 p. m.
1:50 p. m.
Albany
: 4:15 p. m.
5:15 p. m.
Utica
6:37 p. m.
7:37 p. m.
Syracuse
8:05 p. m.
9:05 p. m.
Rochester
"
10:00 p.m.
11:00 p.m.
Buffalo
11:40 p. m.
12:40 p. m.
A special car, connecting with the train at Albany,
will leave Boston at 10:00 a. m. Eastern Standard
Time (11:00 a. m. Daylight Saving Time). The spe-
cial train will arrive at Chicago on Sunday, June
3rd, at 1:00 p. m. Central Standard Time. The rates
of fare, including Avar tax, will be as follows:
Compart- Drawing
Upper
Lower
ment (2 Room (2
Station.
Berth.
Berth. Persons). Persons).
New York ...$43.50
$45.30 ' $98.10
$104.10
Boston . . . . . . 4 4 . 8 3
46.86
101.96
109.46
Albany
36.10
37.75
82.85
89.00
Utica
32.09
33.59
73.18
79.18
Syracuse
29.28
30.56
66.36
70.00
Rochester . . . . 25.79
26.92
58.33
63.58
Buffalo
23.31
24.44
53.37
58.62
For reservations from New York address Albert
Behning, 105 West 40th street, New York City. For
reservations from Boston address Mr. A. L. Merrill,
114 Boylston street, Boston, Mass. In view of the
great demand for accommodations, early reservation
is advisable. All requests for reservations must be
accompanied by remittance.
When you buy your railroad ticket for the Pros-
perity Convention, opening in Chicago, June 4th, pay
the regular fare and ask for a certificate (not a re-
receipt), which will entitle you (as a member in good
standing) and dependent members of your family, to
a return ticket over the same route at half fare.
Tickets under the certificate plan may be purchased
on or after May 31st until June 6th (or May 29th-
30th to June 4th-5th at distant points). The certifi-
cates should be presented for endorsement at the
registration desk immediately upon arrival, and can-
not be validated after June 7th.
From the Pacific Coast summer excursion fare
rates are preferable. Children of 5 and under 12
years of age when accompanied by parent or guar-
dian will be charged one-half of fares for adults.
Railroad Instructions.
The following instructions are issued:
Present yourself at the railroad station for tickets
and certificates at least 30 minutes before departure
of train on which you are going.
Certificates are not kept at all stations. If you
inquire at your home station you can ascertain
whether certificates and through tickets can be ob-
tained to place of meeting. If not obtainable at your
home station, the agent will inform you at what sta-
tion they can be obtained. You can in such case
purchase a local ticket to the station which has cer-
tificates in stock, where you can purchase a through
ticket and at the same time ask for and obtain a
certificate to place of meeting.
Immediately upon your arrival present your cer-
tificate at the registration desk in the Convention
headquarters, Hotel Drake, for identification and en-
dorsement.
Return Certificates.
The special agent of the railroads will be present
June 4 to 7 and certifictaes cannot be validated after
that date.
If the necessary minimum of 250 certificates are
presented to the special agent and your ticket is duly
validated you will be entitled up to and including
June 11th, 1922, to a return ticket, via the same route
over which you made the going journey at one-half
of the regular one-way tariff fare from the place of
meeting to the point at which your certificate was
issued.
Return tickets issued at the reduced fare will not be
Famous Little Instrument Represented by Great
House in the "City of Churches.
An interesting announcement, in which is seen the
steady advance of the Premier Grand Piano Corpora-
tion, is that the representation of the instruments of
that industry has been secured by the Frederick
Loeser & Co., of Brooklyn, for that territory. The
Brooklyn house is one of the leading retail establish-
ments in this country, and the new agency was fea-
tured in recent issues of the foremost Brooklyn news-
papers.
This latest addition to the steadily-growing chain
of representative establishments which are pushing
the Premiar Grand piano is another evidence of the
attractive character of those instruments. The Pre-
mier Grand representation is becoming a very valu-
able asset to the piano house, and the progress of the
New York industry is one of the features of the
American piano during the past few years.
CABLE REPRODUCING
PIANOS IN THE WEST
Item in Frisco Newspaper Emphasizes the Popularity
of Chicago-made Instruments.
The following recently appeared in a San Francisco
newspaper, under the heading "Euphona Reproducing
Piano Shown at Luncheon":
"The part that electricity plays in the musical in-
strument business was demonstrated at the Electri-
cal Development League luncheon at the Palace
Hotel. The Cable-made Reproducing Piano was on
exhibit and a program was given under the direction
of Harold Pracht, sales manager of the Wiley B.
Allen Company, San Francisco. Among those who
took part in the program were Mrs. Clara Burnett,
Harrison Coles and William Lawrence."
The Wiley B. Allen Company are the Cable repre-
sentatives in the West. And that prominent house,
with headquarters in Frisco, has a number of
branches, in all of which the Cable-made instruments
are having a large sale. The reproducing pianos of
the big Chicago industry are winning praise every-
wheer in the Pacific Coast cities, as elsewhere.
GRANDS CONTINUE POPULAR '
IN PORTLAND, ORE. TRADE
That Desirable Feature of Business Reported by
Manager of Bush & Lane Piano Co.
The demand for grands and higher priced pianos
continues, according to J. C. Gallagher, manager of
the Portland, Ore., branch of the Bush & Lane
Piano Co. A Bush & Lane Welte Mignon was
used at the banquet of the Equitable Life Insurance
company which was held recently at the Hotel Mult-
nomah and the instrument was demonstrated by J.
R. Jesse of the Bush & Lane piano department.
Kohler & Chase Piano Co., have closed out their
Pacific Northwest agencies. F. W. Grosser, who for
the past six years has been in charge of the North-
west with heaquarters in Portland is at present visit-
ing all of the agencies in Oregon, Washington and
Idaho, closing them out. He is accompanied by E.
J. Conn, the Kohler & Chase auditor from the San
Francisco headquarters.
MASON & HAMLIN DINNER.
The usual convention "get-together" dinner of the
Mason & Hamlin Co., Boston, will be held at the
Drake Hotel during the big trade meet in Chicago
next month. Both A. M. Wright, president of the
company, and his son, Leonard Wright, will be pres-
ent. Acceptances are pouring in and the occasion
bids fair to be even a more successful function than
others heretofore given.
NEW WHEELING MANAGER.
L. W. Bell has been made manager of the new
branch agency of the C. A. House Piano Co., recently
opened in the Couplin building, Wheeling, W. Va.
Mr. Bell was formerly connected with Davis, Burk-
ham & Tyler, and is a piano man of the widest ex-
perience in the trade of that section.
Dallas, Tex., crowded" a whole lote of musical art
events into last week, but the Texas Music Mer-
chants' Association took Tuesday and Wednesday
oft and held the annual convention at the Jefferson
Hotel, where the commerce in music was discussed.
During the well-attended business session the music
week parades, pageants, band recitals, symphony or-
chestra concerts and grand piano ensembles were
forgotten for the time being and the oratorical solo-
ists of the trade had their fling.
It is the ability of the men of the music trade in
Texas to tell the music requirements of a great and
growing state filled with ambitious communities that
has resulted in the music achievements there. The
example of Dallas in that respect is an inspiration to
older cities east and west. As W. L. Bush in a fea-
tured article in the Dallas Morning News of Sunday
said:
"Dallas has the proud distinction of having gained
and held a position of supremacy throughout the
years of musical progress, notwithstanding the com-
petition represented by tremendous efforts put forth
in other substantial cities and communities through-
out the State of Texas. Furthermore, her supremacy
has extended beyond the borders of the great Lone
Star State, until there is no city of her size in the
entire United States that has accomplished more or
gained greater distinction or initiated so many novel,
original and distinctive forms of musical propaganda,
musical undertakings and musical functions as those
which have formed the mileposts in the path of prog-
ress and development of this great Southern city."
Trade Association's Part.
Considering the big part of the local and state asso-
ciations of the music trade in promoting musical cul-
ture in Texas, it is no wonder the annual convention
of the Texas Music Merchants' Association was con-
sidered an affair of great prominence in the events of
Music Week. Although a young organization—now
in its fourth year—the Texas Music Merchants' As-
sociation has won a place in the front rank with those
institutions and organizations devoted to the advance-
ment of music in Texas.
The organization is characterized by a spirit of co-
operative endeavor, which has been developed to a
high degree in the membership of the association
and which finds its exemplification in hearty and ac-
tive participation in any event which makes for the
better understanding and appreciation of good music
and its general advancement. A big increase in mem-
bership was announced by the retiring president, Will
A. Watkin, who said it is the hope eventually to in-
clude on the roll of the association all of the approxi-
mately 500 music dealers in the state.
Young and Active.
The association is now in its fourth year. Three
state conventions have been held prior to the one
last week—at Waco in 1920, Dallas in 1921 and Fort
W'orth in 1922. The object of the association is the
furthering of the cause of music in Texas by aiding
music weeks, co-operation between music dealers and
music departments in schools, etc., in every city and
town in the state and the dissemination of music
ideals and the upbuilding of the ideal of good music.
The program was arranged to include many sugges-
tions profitable to music merchants for better busi-
ness along broader and more comprehensive lines.
The National Bureau for the Advancement of Music,
through its director, C. M. Tremaine, has assured the
association of the interest of the national office and
the address by Alfred L. Smith, of New York, gen-
eral manager of the Music Industries Chamber of
Commerce, was of special interest.
The Association's Spirit.
The spirit of the Texas Music Merchants' Associa-
tion may be inferred from the following statement by
Mr. Watkin: "We are trying to show the music
dealers of Texas the progress which can be made in
their business if it is carried on along the broadest
lines of co-operation.
"We have endeavored to put aside a selfish spirit,
however, and make one of mutual respect and co-
operation stand out in our organization. Such a spirit
of co-operation is being developed among the mem-
bers of this association. There is a need, too, espe-
cially in the smaller cities of Texas, for the better
musical instruments. Grand pianos should be fur-
nished for recitals, the local dealers should be ready
when called upon to co-operate with their music clubs
and the professional music teachers."
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