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September 5, 1925.
PRESTO
AUTOMATIC TRADE
OUTLOOK IS EXCELLENT
So Says Lee S. Jones, General Manager of
Nelson-Wiggen Piano Company, Chicago,
in Reviewing Conditions.
Conditions affecting the automatic piano trade show-
considerable improvement over the same period of
last year, and the outlook for a continuance throagh
the fall months of the steady summer trade is very
bright, is the opinion expressed by Lee S Jones,
general manager of the Nelson-Wiggen Piano Co.,
1731 Belmont avenue, Chicago, last week, who re-
cently completed a series of trips which included vari-
ous sections of the country.
The automatic trade in the mid-west states is on
the upward trend and many active dealers have
favored the new styles of automatics released to the
trade early in the summer by the Nelson-Wiggen
Piano Company. These new instruments are destined
to become leaders of the extensive line, which assures
service and profit for the dealer and satisfaction for
the customer. The features which include many im-
provements of Styles 5X and 4X have interested deal-
ers to the extent that frequent orders of a liberal
size are arriving at the Nelson-Wiggen factory,
which has announced its plans to continue its steady
production throughout the fall and winter months.
Mr. Jones' optimism is partly due to the fact that
many dealers are giving more attention than ever be-
fore to their automatic business and that dea!ers in
this category have shown interest in the Nelson-
Wiggen Co.'s line.
G. W. HUVER RETIRES FROM
BUSINESS IN PHILADELPHIA
Firm Was Established Thirteen Years Ago to Con-
tinue the Jacob Bros. Business.
On Tuesday of this week George W. Huver, Phila-
delphia music dealer, formally retired from business,
and the firm of G. W. Huver, for thirteen years active
in the piano trade of that city, ceased its selling oper-
ations. Mr. Huver will occupy temporary offices in
the Weymann Building, 1109 Chestnut street until
outstanding accounts due to the firm are collected and
the business closed. Much of the stock has been sold
in a special sale.
When Mr. Huver took over the business of Jacob
Bros., at 1031 Chestnut street, about thirteen year-
ago he changed the title of the business, but retained
the representation of the Jacob Bros, and Mathushek
pianos, Victrolas and Buescher band instruments. In
the sale of the building about two years ago he was
forced to vacate the store and locate in smaller quar-
ters. Failure to acquire a suitable store in the neigh-
borhood of the old one prompted Mr. Huver to dis-
pose of his business and take up another line.
NEW DATES ANNOUNCED FOR
AMPICO TRAVELING SCHOOLS
Two new sessions of the Ampico Traveling School
have been arranged and bookings are now being
made for both of them. They will occur in Pitts-
burgh, Pa , and Kansas City, Mo. Both open on
September 8. E. j . Piquettc will conduct the school
at Pittsburgh and he will be located at the Fort
Pitt Hotel during the week of Augast 31 and receive
applications for enrollments or any other inquiries.
The Kansas City school will be under the direc-
tion of C. L. Schneider. Applications for enrollments
may be addressed to Mr. Schneider at the Hotel
Muehlebach, Kansas City, after August 31.
In the meantime any inquiries addressed to the
Service Department of the Ampico Corporation, 437
Fifth Avenue, will receive prompt attention.
TRAVELING MEN RE=OPEN
FIGHT ON PULLMAN SURCHARGE
Graceful lines, rugged construc-
tion, moderately priced. It's the
very best commercial piano from
every standpoint.
The National Council of Traveling Salesmen's As-
sociations with which the National Piano Travelers'
Association is associated has planned another aggres-
sive program of action for the dropping of the sur-
charge on Pullman fares. The Interstate Commerce
Commission reports that the National Council will
undertake legal measures to force the elimination of
the surcharge.
A galaxy of lawyers of national reputation will act
for the 900,000 men who as travelers for business
concerns are patrons of the Pullman service during
their working days. The contention of the traveling
men is that the surcharge was created as a war
measure and should not be used as a means towards
railroad revenue todav. It is called an unfair tax.
W. H. Beach, treasurer and general manager of
the Bush & Lane Piano Co., Holland, Mich., who
has been on the Pacific Coast for the past three
weeks, was in Portland, Oregon, several days last
week visiting the Bush & Lane branch house at that
point, and the Bush & Lane sub stores and special
agencies tributary to the Portland territory. Mr.
Beach is expected back in Holland this week.
HOLD ANNUAL OUTING.
The annual outing of the employes of the Fred W.
Peabody Music Stores, of Newburyport and Haver-
hill, Mass., was held recently at Pigeon Cove, with a
large attendance of the members of this progressive
organization. Among those present were Manager
Simmons, Mrs. Simmons. Blanche Peabody, Olive
Carter, A. K. Perkins and Allen Peabody.
E. W. Jones Piano Co has remodeled and enlarged
its store building at 819 Walnut street, Des Moines,
Iowa.
Style 32—4 ft. 4 in.
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