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PREST 0-T IMES
January 5, 1929
WHAT HAPPENED
THIRTY=FIVE YEARS AGO
(Continued from pajje 9.)
didly in his new position and he takes with him the
best wishes of all his acquaintances, of which he
has a host.
Said this of A. H. Rintchnan:
We have received reliable information that A. H.
Rintelman has about completed his negotiations for
stock and will open up the end of this week on the
main floor of A. H. Revell & Co.
Said this of Adam Nickel:
Mr. Adam Nickel, of Wessell, Nickel & Gross,
celebrated a birthday recently, aided and abetted by
the staff of the house and a host of personal friends
who contrived to make things lively.
Recalls Frank Teeple:
F. W. Teeple, traveler for the Chicago Cottage
Organ Co., starts today on an extensive tour through
his territory.
Gco. W. Lyon:
From a letter received by a friend from Mrs. Geo.
W. Lyon we learn that Florida is doing Mr. Lyon
a world of good and he is on a fair way to recovery.
R. W. Cross
Mr. R. W. Cross received this week the incorpora-
tion papers for "The R. W. Cross Co." of Chicago.
OTHER INTERESTING ITEMS.
I asked a piano maker the other day for some
special advertising. "Why," he said, "I would sooner
do the toreador act, with a red shirt, at the business
end of a mad bull than act upon your suggestion.
Outside of the question of hard times, if we were
to place an advertisement in Presto I would simply
be bothered to death with the fellows from the other
papers seeking 'ads' or 'gore.' I know that the
hustling boys do watch the Presto pretty closely and
follow up the givers of special 'ads' with a dogged
determination worthy of a better cause. A couple
of weeks ago this much discussed question of adver- up sales, reduction of expenses and the like, find that
tising was commented on by The Presto, and an they are not so badly off as they anticipated they
effort was made to show that no hard and fast rules would be. The majority of them were more badly
can be laid down in regard to it, and I hope it was scared than hurt.
understood that any paper that tries to dictate the
An informal reception and collation will be held
advertising of the music trade writes itself down an at the Union Square Hotel, New York, at 5:30 p. m,,
ass.
January 9, immediately following the regular annual
Nearly all the exhibitors at the World's Fair, I meeting of the Piano Manufacturers' Association of
believe, have seen some good results from their ex- New York and vicinity. A notice has been sent to
hibition, and are confident that still greater results all members of the association and there will doubt-
will follow, but the expense account looms up pro- less be a large attendance.
digiously; the more so as the last five months in a
The official report of the sixteenth meeting of the
general business way have not been of a nature to Indiana Music Teachers' Association held at La Porte,
warrant increased expenses. The expenses, too, at Ind., last June, is out, published by the association.
the World's Fair necessitated direct cash payments; There is also a report of the proceedings at the
cash, which, under other circumstances would have called meeting at Fort Wayne, September 29 and 30,
been used for an extension of business, or as a reserve 1893.
fund to meet future contingencies.
The New Year witnesses comparatively few
Damages for Breach of Contract.—Where the pro- changes either amongst the houses themselves or their
prietor of a business employs a man for six months employes, except that in some cases employes have
at $15 per week and agrees to employ the latter's wife, been allowed to go, owing to the hard times, and
from week to week, for an indefinite time, at $25 per their places will not be filled at present.
week, but at the end of one week dispenses with the
The review of the past year's business is not an
services of both without any valid or legal reason, a encouraging one to most houses and the comparison
judgment of $50 in favor of the husband, for breach with 1892 and a glance at the added expenditures this
of the contract, is neither excessive nor improper.— year, show a condition of things with many houses
Manager T. Gordnick, Court of Appeals of Col. 34 that is far from pleasing.
Pac. Rep. 688.
A piano manufacturer in writing to The Presto
Herr Maass, of Hamburg, who was sent from that says: "Give the New York 'Music Courier' people
city to visit the Columbian Exposition, in an article my compliments." We do this with pleasure. Would
in a German music trade journal, compliments the be glad to give the writer's name if we could. It
American pianos highly, characterizing the case work, would amuse as well as instruct.
plate and frame as of most excellent construction
The Packard organ, manufactured by the Fort
and the tone large, deep and full with a brilliant Wayne Organ Co., appears to enjoy as great a popu-
treble.
larity abroad as it does at home. From the English
What does 1894 hold in store for the music trade? music trade press we learn that it is in great demand
If this question were to be addressed severally to the in Great Britain and that the new styles are meeting
members of the trade, we would, without doubt, get with remarkable favor. Of course, this is to be
many varied answers, but, from the gloomy reports expected.
that have been made of last year's business, we fear
that the answers in most cases would be of a de- FRANK J. BAYLEY
Personally, I am going to remain in the piano
spondent nature.
A visit over on Wabash avenue shows us that most business; I think there is none better. Music in
of the houses are scanning balance sheets very atten- the home might have been a luxury, but today it
tively. The majority of them, however, on figuring is a necessity.—Frank J. Bayley, Detroit, Mich.
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