January 31, 1925.
13
P R E S T O
LATE TRADE NEWS
FROM OREGON FIELD
Fine Packard Piano Chosen for Eastern Star
Temple and Other Items of Interest
in Retail Trade.
A Packard piano has been installed in the Eastern
Star Temple of the Martha Washington Chapter of
Portland, Ore., by the G. F. Johnson Piano Co., of
that place* The Martha Washington Chapter has a
membership of over 1,000 and has just completed an
addition to its handsome building at a cost of $175,000
in order to care for the growing membership. R. W.
Wilson, of the G. F. Johnson Company, was respon-
sible for the placing of the instrument in the temple.
Anne J. Boggs, interior decorator of the Wiley B.
Allen Company, of San Francisco, is spending a
couple of weeks in Portland planning the decorating
of an Ampico demonstrating room for the Mason &
Hamlin Ampico, which recently was added to the
Wiley B. Allen line of pianos. Also a group of
record rooms in the Portland store are being re-
modeled and decorated for piano parlors. An Ampico
roll room is also being arranged for on the main floor
of the store.
H. F. Moore has joined the piano sales force of
Sherman, Clay & Co., in Portland, Ore. Mr. Moore
was formerly in charge of the Sherman, Clay & Co.
interests at Roseburg, Ore. Another addition to the
piano sales force of the Portland branch of Sherman,
Clay & Co. is W. Stable, who has been transferred
from the Tacoma store to the Portland branch. Serge
Halman, manager of the piano department of the
Portland store, anticipates a great volume of piano
sales during the present year and as laying his lines
accordingly.
Gertrude Lee, who for the past year has been con-
nected with the record department of the Wiley B.
Allen Co., of Portland, Ore., has resigned to accept
a similar position with the Sherman, Clay & Co. store
in that city.
Miss Elizabeth Brown, formerly of Los Angeles,
has been placed in charge of the service counter on
the main floor in the Sherman, Clay & Co. store in
Portland, Ore.
BRIEF RECORDS OF PIANO
DEALERS ACTIVITIES
Incidents in the Energetic Pursuit of the Prospec-
tive Buyer Told in Short Sentences.
The Schell Music Co., Jefferson City, Mo., has dis-
continued its store at 100 East High street.
Orton Bros., Anaconda, Mont., recently held its
thirty-eight annual holiday sale of pianos and other
musical instruments.
The Hetzel Music House, Harlan, Iowa, was de-
stroyed by fire recently.
W. P. Bayues has opened a music store in
Metropolis, 111.
The Campus Harmony Shop is a new store at 619
States street, Madison, Wis., near the University of
Wisconsin campus.
A new music store was opened in Denmark, Wis.,
recently by Ray Charbonneau.
Mose Fertle is the successor to Lafe Mursetin in
the music business at 4937 Payne avenue, Cleveland.
The Schultz Piano Co., 2255 W. Madison street,
Chicago, is featuring the Poole piano along with an
excellent line of radio. The Brunswick phonograph
is also represented.
NEW OKLAHOMA STORE.
A new music store, the Terry Music Co., will be
opened February 15 in Pawhuska, Okla., by Jack
Terry, who is at present associated with the
McDowell & Castator Music Co., in the same city.
The store will be situated in a building recently
bought by Mr. Terry, who is planning extensive im-
provements. According to Mr. Terry, the store will
carry several fine lines of pianos, and a complete line
of talking machines, musical merchandise and sheet
music. C. M. Ride will be in charge of the repair
department.
ARKANSAS MUSIC FIRM
HAS REMODELING PLANS
Morrilton Music Company Gives Conclusive Evi-
dences of Business Expansion.
The Morrilton Music Company, Morrilton, Ark.,
has bought the buildings on South Railway avenue,
occupied by the office of the Arkansas Light & Power
Company and Presley's Drug Store, which will be
prepared for occupation by the music house.
The building occupied by the Arkansas Light &
Power Company will be remodeled and a modern
front put in. The frame building occupied by Dr.
Presley will be torn down and a modern two-story
brick and tile fireproof building will be erected. The
new building will be 25x80 and will be modern in
every detail. It will be especially constructed for
the music company, and will have large display rooms.
Work will begin February 1, and will be completed
in three months.
The Morrilton Music Company was organized by
Herbert Roberts and Frank Scarborough only a few\
months ago, but their business has grown so rapidly
that they are forced to move to larger quarters.
RETURNS TO TUNING FIELD.
G. R. Fuqua has sold out his interest in the Fowler
& Fuqua Piano Company, Martin, Teun., and is now
engaged in piano tuning. Mr. Fuqua, who is widely
known in that section for his efficiency in tuning and
repairing, will serve a larger territory in West
Tennessee.
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