Presto

June 15, 1929
PRESTO-TIMES
Then came John L. Stowers, who was accom-
panied by Mrs. Stowers of the Stowers Music House,
of Havana, Cuba. Before locating and making his
home at Havana, Mr. Stowers resided at Key West,
Fla., where he established his business more than
a quarter of a century ago.
Farthest Away from the U. S. A.
The farthest distant points in the United States,
represented, were San Diego, Los Angeles, and San
Francisco, California; and points in West Oregon
and Washington.
Gibbs Minus Opportunity
Platt P. Gibbs, head of the former Chicago Music
Company, whose home is now at 5515 Everett Avenue,
Chicago, did not get the same opportunity that he
has had in former years at the banquet tables, to
sustain his high falsetto voice on the key note "an
octave above."
Registered as of Yore
Walter C. Hepperla was still registered this year
as in years past as "of the" Premier Grand Piano
Corporation, of New York, registering from Larch-
mont, one of New York's popular suburbs.
Ladies in Music Business
Davidson Brothers Company, Sioux City, Iowa, is
another great merchandising house with an impor-
tant music section at the head of which is Miss
Mayme Zechmann, said to be one of the most suc-
cessful ladies of the country in the music business.
Another lady hustler is Miss A. B. Ziegler, of the
McDado Music House, Chattanooga, Tenn.
Attended Conn Banquet
Two Firms Have Five Each
Maxwell Meyers of the C. G. Conn Boston House,
Second claim as to representation evidently passes was in attendance at the C. G. Conn festivities, and
to the Bell Music Company, Peru, Indiana, and to welcome to dealers held at Elkhart, May 30 to
the McFayden Music Company, Fayetteville, North June 1.
Carolina, each of which firms had five representa- Among the old-time convention attendants was
tives: the former in the persons of Albert E. Bell, S. W. Bowlby of the Bowlby Music House, Rock
P. L. Bell, L. E. Gaunt, Edward Stevens, and Island, 111., who was accompanied by Mrs. Bowlby
Donald Saine; and the latter by J. S. McFayden, and their daughter. The Bowlby's were guests at
F. H. Driver, J. W. Driver, C. N. Talbot, and M. B. the Morrison Hotel, during their stay here.
Webb.
Band Instrument Business Helps
Outside of Cook County, Chicago not being in-
cluded in the record, the following music houses
Mr. E. S. Hafsoos, of Flanner-Hafsoos Company,
(music merchants) were represented by at least two Wilwaukee, Wisconsin, says that the introduction of
individuals:
band instruments into their business some years ago
D. L. Whittle Music Company, Dallas. Texas; has been the means of much profit and has really
Win. H. Beasley, and V. F. Fearis.
aided their piano and music business very materially.
Grinnell Brothers, Detroit, Michigan; Jay J. Mr. Hafsoos lived at the Lake Shore Athletic Club
Grinnell, and A. H. Howes.
while at the convention.
Jacob's Music House, Fort W'ayne, Indiana;
Clark of Syracuse.
Geo. W. Jacob, Sr., and Geo. Jacob.
Melville Clark, of the Clark Music Company,
E. E. Forbes & Son Piano Company, Birmingham.
Alabama; E. E. Forbes, and Ernest E. Forbes, Jr. Syracuse, N. Y., bearing well the name of his uncle
Otto B. Heaton Company, Columbus, Ohio; Otto the famous inventor, and head of the Melville Clark
Piano Company, was welcomed at the convention.
B. Heaton, and A. M. Taylor.
S. Ernest Philpitt & Son, Aliami, Florida; S. As a manufacturer of harps the Syracuse man
achieved a distinction all his own.
Ernest Philpitt, and Marshall S. Philpitt.
J. L. Hudson Music Store, Detroit, Michigan;
A Boat Manufacturer's Vision
E. P. Andrew, and Arnold Rolman.
What could have been the thoughts of J. H. Shale
Paul A. Schmitt Music Company, Minneapolis, as he sat in the Drake Hotel looking out at the
Minn.; Paul A. Schmitt, and Robert S. Schmitt.
lake and viewing with evident interest the many mo-
W^alt's Music House. Lincoln, Nebraska; Edward tor boats in motion on the rippling bosom of the
J. Walt, and Norman E. Walt.
third largest body of fresh water in the world?
Winter Piano Company, Erie, Pa.; George J. Doubtless some of his own make were among them,
Winter, and D. R. Brown.
and in the constructive mind of the manufacturer he
Hall Music Store, W r arren, Ohio; G. B. Hall, and was probably picturing a means of putting many
W. S. Hall.
more Chase-Emerson motor boats not only on this
Fred Leithold Piano Company, La Crosse, Wis- great inland sea but into the possession of thousands
consin; Mrs. Fred Leithold, and Fred Leithold.
of lovers of the water who dwell near the watersides
L. L. Smith Piano Company, Albia, Iowa; L. L. of this continent.
Smith, and Mrs. L. L. Smith.
Wisconsin Visitors
Philip Werlein, Ltd., New Orleans, Louisiana;
The Fred Leithold Piano Company, of La Crosse,
Parham Werlein, and N. E. Brownlee.
Johnson Music Store, Ironwood, Michigan; Ardue Wisconsin, is another music house that has weathered
the storms of many years. Fred Leithold was at
Johnson, and W. L. Johnson.
Elbel Brothers, South Bend, Indiana; W. J. the convention, representing this house.
Edgar O. and Elmer G. Netzow, of the Waltham
Weiner, and W. A. Sandberg.
H. V. Beasley Music Company, Texarkana, Ark.; Company factory and retail store, Milwaukee, were
registered at the Convention headquarters, as also
H. V. Beasley, and Joe Berryman.
was R. N. Wilson, secretary of the Waltham Piano
Several from Canada
There was a representative list from Canada, Company, but the president, Paul Netzow, did not
among them F. H. Avery, of Avery & Hare, Ltd., appear on the registration list.
Miss Adams Helpful.
St. Catherines, Ontario.
Music merchants desiring the validation of their
J. W. Robinson, of W. Phillips. Ltd., London. On-
railroad tickets were ably and courteously assisted
tario.
L. R. Beaudry, of 1200 Amherst street, Montreal. by Miss Dorothy Adams, secretary to Alfred L.
L. V. Salton, of T. Eaton Company, Ltd., Winni- Smith, secretary and general manager of the Music
Industries Chamber of Commerce. The never-failing
peg, Manitoba.
F. L. Wall, of T. Eaton Company, Ltd., Toronto. spirit of helpfulness shown by Miss Adams and the
pleasant manner in which Miss Adams welcomed each
Ontario.
registrant, turned what is often a wearisome formality
Those Who Came Farthest
into a pleasurable incident for all who had the good
H. Polliack, of H. Pollick & Co., Ltd.. Johannes- fortune to be aided by her.
burg, South Africa, was undoubtedly the farthest
A New Wit in the Trade
away representative and he made many friends and
acquaintances during the convention.
Heretofore E. R. Weeks, last year's president of
Probably Phil. Kellerman, of the Thayer Piano the New York Music Merchants' Association, of the
Company, Ltd., Honolulu, Hawaii, was the next far- firm of Weeks & Dickinson, has not been regarded
as a star of the first scintilating brilliance in the
thest away.
Then Charles J. Koehler, from Berlin, Germany, firmament of witty speakers, but his apt phraseology
representing the Bechstein pianos manufactured in and sparkling remarks at the recent Chicago conven-
tion placed him on a level with Charles Milton New-
the German metropolis.
stopped at the Palmer House. The house they repre-
sent, known as the "Home of the Ampico," displays
the Chickering, the Knahe and the Mason & Hamlin.
Major Rich Greeted.
Maj. W. S. Rich, now of Indianapolis, who for
several years was connected with a Boston Piano
house, still maintains his membership in the associa-
tion. Mr. Rich was one of the first in attendance
this year, being greeted by his friends early Mon-
day morning at the Drake Hotel. Maj. Rich un-
doubtedly agrees with W. E. Hall of New York,
piano traveler who once said Indianapolis was his
ideal among the hundreds of cities with which he
was familiar.
Winter & Co. Display Attractive.
Visitors to the exhibit of Winter & Co., Inc., at
the Drake Hotel found there a showing of three mod-
els representative of that long established firm's line
of instruments. The sales activity for the models
shown, numbers 44, 45 and 5. as well as for the rest
of the Winter line, justifies the company's slogan:
"Popular As Music Itself." W. G. Heller, president
of the company, and Gottlieb Heller, vice-president,
were in attendance.
Twelve From One House
Gould Bros., Inc., Buffalo, New York, can lay
claim to the largest number of registered representa-
tives, there being registered at the convention from
this house these names: E. Allen, F. Barber, C.
Campbell, G. Carroll, G. Gentes, S. Georgia, T. A.
Gould, N. Mootz, J. L. Stein, L. M. Smith, C. F.
Wolter, R. Ford.
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