Presto

PRESTO
august 16, 1924.
TRADE LETTERS
THAT SAY THINGS
Readers of Presto Offer Useful Suggestions
and Break the Way for Thought in
Various Phases of the Music
Business as It Is.
ONE WANTS TALKING POINTS
Another Calls for Special Pianos, Another Poetizes
Kansas Crops, and Chicago Postmaster Tells
of Contest Law.
WANTS SPECIAL-MADE PIANOS.
Stamford, Tex., August 9, 1924.
Editor Presto: I am wanting to find one or more
piano manufacturing firms or factories that would
build some pianos not in their regular line.
I believe there are some that would do this and
that I can find them through Presto.
Yours truly,
L. W. NORCROSS.
fine crops here, but the threshing is delayed, as the
German farmers stack their wheat, and several nice
showers have made the corn, but the showers have
delayed the threshing; fortunate, too, as wheat has
gone up in the meantime. There will be money in
Warerooms and Office Moved from Republic Bldg.
Kansas in September or October.
to Kimball Hall, Wabash and Jackson.
What's in the paper—newsboy "extra" cries,
My what a voice—reaches to the skies,
The Cable-Nelson Piano Co., Chicago office moved
Guess I'll have to buy it—Front page at the top,
from the Republic Building this week to the Kim-
Biggest kind of letters—"Kansas Gat A Crop."
ball building, Wabash and Jackson streets, occupy-
ing a large office on the 16th floor which will also
What's in the paper—Headlines awful big;
serve as warerooms.
Maybe another cyclone—Or some auto hit a pig;
This is the second move of the Cable-Nelson Com-
Perhaps the moonshine or home brew got too hot; pany in the past two months, the first being in the
No, looking closer—It says, Kansas Got a Crop. Republic building, which did not afford adequate
space for the office and the displaying of instruments
Funny what a paper does to folks when
in the warerooms.
Front page is an extra—Holler it again;
The new location is considered ideal by the com-
Printed in big letters—Right at the top.
pany, in the fact that it is spacious, convenient, and
Kansas—Sure it's Kansas—Kansas Got A Crop.
is on Chicago's piano street.
.
—Howard Starr Dickey, the Kansas Poet and Song
The report is made by the company that the fac-
Writer.
tory, at South Haven, Mich., is busy in all depart-
ments and that the wholesale has been busier than
usual at this time of the year.
CABLE=NELSON PIANO CO.
MOVES CHICAGO OFFICE
C. J. MULVEY A MEMBER
OF THE CREDIT COMMITTEE BUSINESS TIDE HAS TURNED
AND IS GROWING STRONGER
Assumes Duties as Member of Credit Committee of
the Piano Manufacturers' Association.
National Board Reports Show That Return of Trade
Boom Is Not Far Ahead.
That the business tide has turned is the conclusion
of the National Industrial Conference Board in a
mid-year bulletin on industrial and economic condi-
tions.
The board points out that, although production and
distribution during the first six months of this year
have been below that of the similar period last year,
it should not be forgotten that the first six months
of last year witnessed the height of the trade boom.
The report calls attention to the fact that the index
of production in basic commodities, as compiled by
the Federal Reserve Board for the first six months
of 1924 shows an increase over the average index
figures for the years 1920, 1921 and 1922. From 1920
to 1923, inclusive, the average was 94; for the first
six months of this year the average was 111.
"During July, 1924, a considerable betterment in
sentiment has taken place," the report says, "for, al-
though production has not increased considerably,
prices are firmer and inquiries in respect to orders
NEEDLESSLY ALARMED.
are more numerous.
KREITER
SURPRISES
HIMSELF.
Omaha, Neb., August 11, 1924.
"'Trade sources indicate that June marked the low
President Conrad Kreiter, of the Kreiter Mfg. Co.,
Editor Presto: From the writings in some of the
point in business so far this year, and that the turn-
trade papers it looks as if our American manufac- of Milwaukee, with factories at Marinette, Wis., is ing point has been reached. The belief that business
turers are a little worried as to the outlook in foreign one of the hard workers in the piano industry. Mr. this fall will be good is quite general. Exports for
Kreiter so seldom leaves his office except on business
[countries in regards to German competition.
the first six months were 7.4 per cent greater in value
It must be that the German-made goods are supe- that when he took a three weeks' vacation last month
than for the first six months of 1923."
rior, for it does not look reasonable to believe that he was himself thoroughly surprised. He returned
In its references to the relation of employer and
our former allies of the late World War would turn to his Milwaukee office last week rested, and almost
employee showing wage rates, agreements and ten^
decided
that
he
will
take
another
vacation
next
year.
to the German manufacturers for their pianos if
dencies, the bulletin records that the industrial activ-
they did not have some good talking points. At the Meantime the business in Kreiter pianos is good.
ity and decline affected employment and that for
present time it looks as if the American manufactur-
every 1,000 men employed in June, 1920, there were
ers are pretty well satisfied with the way their pianos
J. C. Duncan, jeweler and music dealer of Mas- 839 employed in January, 1924, and 781 in May, show-
are built, and if they don't wake up to the fact that
sillon, Ohio, was re-elected president of the Ohio ing a decline of 5.8 per cent.
;they need some strong talking points, which can only Retail Jewelers' Association at the annual conven-
1
be found in the field of invention, they will find them- tion held recently at Cedar Point, Ohio.
ADAM SCHNEIDER'S VACATION.
selves eliminated from the field entirely.
The regular vacation of Adam Schneider, of Julius
T H E TRAVELING SALESMAN.
WANT AD—TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.
Bauer & Co., Chicago, is at its height, and, as usual,
the
popular piano man is resting—as most fishers and
SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY FOR PIANO SALESMAN
"KANSAS GOT A CROP."
with dealer long established in Western North Da-
hunters rest—at Buela, Wisconsin. Mr. Schneider's
kota. A territory with bumper crops offering won-
Newton, Kans., August 5, 1924.
summer home is at the pretty place named, and, if
derful possibilities for sales. A real openinq for a
producer looking for permanent position. "Liberal
Editor Presto: Here's a little clipping that may
he is as good to himself as he is to his friends, he's
compensation.
Address
Western,
Box 7, Presto
do for a prosperity item for your paper. We have
enjoying it to the full.
Office, 417 So. Dearborn St., Chicago.
The announcement is made that C. J. Mulvey,
credit manager of Lyon & Healy, Chicago, has been
ATTENTION, M. DAVIS, NEW YORK. appointed a member of the credit committee of the
Piano Manufacturers' Association of America.
Chicago, August 8, 1924.
Editor Presto: The $100 for a name contest pub-
E. R. Jacobson, president of the Piano Manufac-
lished on page 26 of the August 2, 1924, issue of your turers' Association, made the appointment of Mr.
publication docs not show any provision that in the Mulvey who is well known in music circles and has
event more than one person submits the winning always taken an active part in the credit association.
name the full amount of the prize will be awarded
each such contestant.
WILLIAM THOMSON, OF GLASGOW.
In this connection you arc informed that the De-
William Thomson, head of the music house of
partment requires in contests of this character that a
provision be made that in the event of more than one Thomson, at 5 and 7 Govan Road, Glasgow, Scot-
person submits the same name selected, duplicate land, with his estimable wife, has been at Van-
prizes will be awarded each person sending in the couver, B. C, where a Thomson store, conducted by
name selected, and it is requested that you publish a son, has been established several years. Mr.
such information in future announcements of such Thomson intends to return to Scotland the latter
part of this month. He and his wife had hoped to
contests.
come over to the States to meet some of their many
Sincerely yours,
friends on this side of the line, but business matters
ARTHUR C. LUEDER, Postmaster.
in Canada have prevented them from doing so.
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