January 24, 1925.
CHARLES E. BYRNE SHOWS
FARMER'S HAPPY STATE
Vice-President of Steger & Sons Cites Figures
to Prove Agriculturist's Ability to Buy
and Pay for Good Pianos.
"People have been worrying about the farmer for
the past three years. Let's stop worrying and get
busy. His condition is better than at any time dur-
ing the last five years. That means better times for
the whole country, for every city, town and village,
and more sales of Steger pianos and playerpianos, of
artistic, musical and constructive excellence," writes
Charles E. Byrne, vice-president of the Steger & Sons
Fiano Mfg. Co., Chicago, in presenting a Steger
Service Bulletin. "Here are a few interesting, vital
facts concerning the farm situation, compiled from
figures of the Crop Reporting Board of the United
States Department of Agriculture:
"Crops this year have a farm value of $750,000,000
greater than 1923 and more than a billion and a half
dollars greater than 1922. Farm income is estimated
to be higher than at any time during the past five
years.
"Corn is still king in its territory from the stand-
point of farm value, and comes with a rating of
nearly two and a half billion dollars ($2,500,000,000).
Wheat has maintained its strong position. The farm
value of all wheat is estimated at more than a billion
dollars ($1,000,000,000). Cotton produced over 13
million bales—three million more than last year. The
1924 farm value of cotton and cotton seed is esti-
mated at 1,684 milion dollars ($1,684,000,000).
"Another estimate indicates a 'farm cash income of
$365,000,000 greater than 1922. The 1924-25 cash in-
come is sufficient to allow farmers to spend an extra
million dollars every day for an entire year."
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within two months from the date of such advertise-
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If there is no opposition, or, in case of opposition,
if the official decision is in favor of the grant of a
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notwithstanding that publication of the invention may
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tion be filed within twelve months from the date of
the original application.
M. SCHULZ TRAVELER BACK
FROM NORTHWEST FIELD
R. D. GASTON OF NEBRASKA
BRINKERHOFF VISITOR
Report of Good Trade Is Another Proof of General
Optimism Among Dealers.
R. D. Gaston, of the Gaston Furniture and Music
Co , Hastings, Nebr., was a visitor to the Brinkerhoff
Piano Co., 209 S. State street, Chicago, last week.
Mr. Gaston made an encouraging report of trade con-
ditions in his vicinity, and is of the opinion that 1925
will be a fine year in the piano trade.
The Brinkerhoff line has been conspicuously dis-
played in the warerooms of the Hastings firm for a
number of years and has been instrumental in placing
the company in a high position with the people of
that city and surrounding territory, from a musical
standpoint.
The broadcasting station installed in the Gaston
store has entertained radio fans the country over with
its fine programs. W. G. Hay, well known in the
trade, is the announcer.
E. M. Prinz Notes General Improvement in Four
Progressive States.
E. M. Prinz, traveler for the M. Schulz Co., Chi-
cago, in the Northwest, including the states of Wis-
consin, Minnesota, North and South Dakota, reported
last week at the company's headquarters at 711 Mil-
waukee avenue. Mr. Prinz has noted a general im-
provement in the trade in his territory, and dealers
are placing liberal orders for a big business this
season.
The character of the trade of the M. Schulz Co.'s
dealers in the states named is of the kind that appre-
ciates the very qualities that distinguish the M.
Schulz line. The farmers of the Northwest who
make up the bulk of the dealers' customers are at-
tracted only by the dependable instruments. The
meretricious piano or playerpiano has no allurements
for them. They buy pianos as they buy machinery—
for the proven, serviceable qualities.
"The tone quality of the M. Schulz pianos and
players is a strong point in the dealers' talk to cus-
tomers in that prosperous section of the country,"
said Mr. Prinz this week. "Added to that is the case
Fortunate Piano Man of Cleveland After Satisfactory work which shows the artistic feeling and admirable
Meeting, Goes South to Rest.
construction for which the M. Schulz Co. is famed.
"The outlook for the northwest states is excellent
Henry Dreher, who, by the way, was elected presi- and the piano business promises to share in the re-
dent of the Cleveland Piano Dealers Association at vival of spirited buying. The music dealers are alive
its meeting last week, left that city on last week to the opportunities and their eagerness to place
Thursday, accompanied by Mrs. Dreher, for Miami, orders for present and continuous deliveries is the
Fla., for a six weeks' vacation. Mr. Dreher will expression of assurances for the future."
certainly make many of his friends who do not go
south this winter envious of his good fortune, for he
intends to put in most of his time at golf, quail shoot-
ing and bathing.
The day before he left Cleveland, the annual meet-
ing of The Dreher Piano Co. was held, on which
occasion he was re-elected its president and all the Another Invitation Event of High Character Held
other directors and officers were re-elected. The
This Week in New York Branch.
annual report showed a good business for 1924 and a
satisfactory profit. The Drehers intend to make their
A musical event which attracted musical folk to 33
home at the Flamingo Hotel, Miami.
West Fifty-seventh street, New York, on Thursday
of this week was the Seventeenth Invitation Musicale
^iven by the Story & Clark Piano Co. It was a
joint recital in which Ashley Ropps, baritone, Irwin
Hassell, pianist, and Paul Haeussler, composer-
accompanist, took part.
The event was given under the direction of Frank
Meaning of Provisional Protection and How to Ac- C. Barber and was of the usual classical character of
Story & Clark musicales. Mr. Hassell at the Story
quire It Is Told.
& Clark grand proved the high tonal character of
Patent applications in England must be made by the piano and his own artistic ability to play it.
the inventor or inventors, alone or jointly with
The fine program rendered by Mr. Hassell com-
one or more co-applicants or a limited company, an prised Fantaise, Chopin; Etude D Flat, Liszt;
inventor being understood to mean the actual author Caprice Espagnol, Moszkowski; Wedding Day at
or the first introducer of an invention from abroad Troldhauger, Grieg, and Rhapsody No. 12, Liszt.
or a person to whom an invention is communicated
The vocal selections by Mr. Ropps included: Ro-
from abroad, according to the Music Trades Diary mance du Sommeil, Grounod; Temo d'amarti, Co-
published by G. D. Ernest & Co., London.
togni; Im Zitternden Mondlicht Wiegen, Haile;
An application may be filed with either a "pro- Herbst, Haile; a group, Dubist wie eine Blume,
visional" or a "complete" specification. A provisional Three Little Words, Absence (dedicated to Mr.
specification must describe the nature of the inven- Ropps), and Till Then, by Paul Haeussler; The
tion, but need not particularly describe the same, and Blind Ploughman, Clarke; Love's Garden of Roses,
when it has been accepted the invention can be used Wood; Be Brave and Smile, Pepper; Arise, O Sun,
and published by the applicant during nine months Day.
from the date of application, and this time may be
employed in perfecting the invention and in applying
THE PIANO TUNER EDITOR.
for foreign patents. This protection against the con-
sequences of use and publication is known as Provi-
T. J. O'Meara, editor of the Piano Tuners' Maga-
sional Protection. A complete specification must be zine, published at Kansas City, Mo., has been a
filed within nine months from the date of the filing Chicago visitor this week and was the guest of Mr.
of the provisional specification; otherwise the appli- Deutschman, president, and Mr. McClellan, secretary,
cation is deemed to be abandoned, but there is no of the National Association of Piano Tuners, at the
official publication of the provisional specification.
Piano Club dinner Monday.
A complete specification—whether filed with the
application or after a provisional specification—must
GUEST AT PIANO CLUB.
fully describe (if necessary with the assistance of
Edward Matausek, proprietor of the piano ware-
drawings) the manner of carrying out the invention
in practice, and at the same time clearly and cor- rooms bearing his name at Racine, Wisconsin, was a
rectly point out the features of novelty by a distinct Chicago visitor the early part of this week and was
the guest of Will H. Collins at the Piano Club noon-
statement of the invention claimed.
When a complete specification has been accepted day luncheon Monday.
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