June 7, 1924.
NICARAQUAN MAHOGANY
All the Production of Woods Suggesting Pianos Con-
tracted for by American Companies.
The total production of mahogany and Spanish
cedar in the eastern part of Nicaragua for the current
year is conservatively estimated at 20,000,000 feet.
All of this production, of which only 3,000,000 feet is
Spanish cedar, has been contracted for by eight
American mahogany companies, according to Consul
W. M. Heard, Bluefields, in a report to the Depart-
ment of Commerce. The contract prices for the
wood have ranged as high as $75 per thousand feet,
delivered at the mouths of the several rivers.
Christmas," says the Consul, "and has progressed
Christmas,' 'says the Consul, "and has progressed
rapidly. Representatives of the mahogany companies
who have recently returned from inspection trips to
the numerous camps report that in many cases the
total quantity contracted for already has been cut
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and rolled to the banks of the streams. The con-
tractors now await only favorable rains in July to
bring their logs to the seaboard.
"Shipments are made from Cape Gracias a Dios,
Prinzapolka, Bluefields and the Colorado Bar, Costa
Rica. The wood from the latter port is cut in the
vicinity of Lake Nicaragua, floated down the San
Juan River, and finally reaches the seaboard at Colo-
rado Bar, as the mouth of the river at Greytown has
become almost entirely filled up with sand."
ADDS NEW LINES.
The Denver Dry Goods Co., Denver, Colo., has
added the Victor and Brunswick lines. For several
years the Denver Dry Goods Co. has carried the
Edison line exclusively. The announcement that
in the future the two other lines will be carried in
addition to the Edison leads N. D. Tharp, manager
of the music department, to state that the new policy
gives the concern broader scope in sales promotion,
and as a result the business outlook is excellent.
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NEW MARTIN REPRESENTATIVE.
Among the new representatives recently made by
the Martin Band Instrument Co., Elkhart, Ind., man-
ufacturers of Martin saxophones and band instru-
ments, is the Stapleton Music Co., Inc., San Antonio,
Tex., according to Fred A. Holtz, the Martin sales
manager. This house, which is one o fSan Antonio's
most active stores, is located in the Palace Theatre.
STRAUCH BROS.
TOLBERT F. CHEEK, Ptesident
THE
The U. S. Music Co., 2932 West Lake street, Chi-
cago, announces that on Monday, June 2, all previous
sales records for the month of June were broken.
The number of rolls ordered that day were the great-
est in the history of the business on a June day, said
George Ames, advertising manager of the company,
to a Presto representative this week.
This is indicative of the approval of the trade in
the reduction of the price of U. S. rolls and eliminates
all doubt as to the stability of player rolls during the
slack piano seasons.
A Pneumatic Action bearing the name
PEERLESS PNEUMATIC
ACTION CO.
C. G. CONN, Ltd.
U. S. Music Company Considers Player Roll Price
Reduction a Trade Stimulant.
PHONOGRAPH DONATED TO HOSPITAL.
Ira F. Powers, president of the Powers Furniture
Store, Portland, Ore., which has a complete Vic-
trola department, recently donated a Victrola art
A GOOD ADVERTISEMENT.
model to the Shrine Hospital for Children, recently
A school band representing the Kesselman- dedicated by the Portland Shrine. Mr. Powers sent
O'Driscoll Music Co.j Milwaukee, the High School with the Victrola a large number of Victor records,
Band of Jefferson, Wis., marched in the parade choosing a variety to appeal to the children, as well
which recently preceded the grand opening of the as a group of educational records.
new Wisconsin Theater. The band was trained by
Oscar Kluck, head of the band instrument depart-
NOW CARRIES PHONOGRAPHS.
ment of the Kesselman-O'Driscoll company, who
Henry F. Miller & Sons, piano makers, of Boston,
made a number of trips to Jefferson to direct the have taken the agency of Brunswick phonographs
musicians and to give lessons to owners of band and records. The retail store of the piano industry
instrumeents.
in Boston is selling all models from the portable to
the Beaux Arts, as well as a complete stock of
Harvey Long, music dealer, 730 Linden street, Brunswick records. For more than sixty years Henry
Allentown, Pa., has opened a branch in the Citizens F. Miller & Sons have been a factor in the piano
Bank Building, Slatington, Pa.
industry.
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