Music Trade Review
Issue: 1895 Vol. 20 N. 21 - Page 2
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
1 the management, and will give diplomas
and medals awarded by an international
jury. The exhibitors may enter either as
competitors or not. The American manu-
. facturers will probably make a bold bid to
capture the Mexican market, and it re-
EDWARD LYMAN BILL
Editor and Proprietor.
mains to be seen whether the English will
allow the trade to escape them. Mexico has
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY
a considerable trade, particularly in goods
3 East 14th St., New York
of a high grade, among the wealthy fami-
SUBSCRIPTION (including postage) United States and
lies."
Canada, $3.00 per year; Foreign Countries, $4.00.
ADVERTISEMENTS, $2.00 per inch, single column, per
insertion. On quarterly or yearly contracts a special dis-
count is allowed.
REMITTANCES, in other than currency form, should
be made payable to Edward Lyman Bill.
Entered at tht New York Post Office as Second-Class Matter.
THE BUSINESS MAN'S PAPER."
.' U"ki asm taM,
For the %mg th< ceeus res,,siar
V
A
well-known and capable musician said
to us recently: "I have used the
Sohmer piano both in public and private
for the past fifteen years, and I can safely
say that the distinguished place which it
holds to-day as a musical and art product is
indeed well deserved. I have always found
the Sohmer reliable, and have taken pleas-
ure in recommending it to my friends."
This opinion of the "Sohmer" is the
general opinion of the trade at large.
Dealers everywhere acknowledge that in
the modern requirements of improved case
designs and tone development the Sohmer
piano holds its place in the front rank.
Earnest, conscientious and quietly progres-
sive, Sohmer & Co. have won a place in
the affections of the trade at large that
stands unshaken.
. - .
••••••••••••
HE decision of the Supreme Court last
Monday in nullifying the income tax
law has met with general approval. It
clearly reflects the intelligent opinion of
the country at large. The enactment of
this measure was as unwise as it was un-
American. In times of peace there is no
occasion for an offensive and uneconomic
method of raising public revenue. The
wdsdom of the founders of our Constitution
in creating the Supreme Court was never
more manifest than in this case. The will
of the legislature, which was not the voice
of the people, has been wisely set aside
and the true expression of the people's will
has been affirmed. The income tax law
was a measure that should never have been
enacted in this country. It is dead, how-
ever, and few will regret its demise.
T
WASHINGTON paper says that the
Bureau of Awards in that city will
be discontinued after-June ist, and that the
work of distributing the medals will rest
entirely upon the shoulders of the Director
of the Mint and Chief of the Bureau of En-
graving and Printing. It is to be hoped
these officials will know their business bet-
ter than their predecessors.
A
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
E hardly consider it within the
province of journalism to criticise
the internecine wars which occur in a fam-
ily. Briefly, it seems that the death of
Mrs. N. J. Haines, Sr., does not subdue the
internal strife between members of the
Haines family. We understand that the
will left by her will be contested by some
members of the family who have been dis-
inherited.
W
• • • • • • • • • • • •
HE Musical Courier has been giving
us quite a number of surprises of
late. This week the announcement of an
alliance with the Indicator created no little
comment. It occurs to us that an alliance
of this kind tends toward reducing the in-
OMMENTING on the International dividuality of a paper. The same law does
Exhibition to be inaugurated in not apply to a union of great dailies in
Mexico April 2, 1896, our esteemed Lon- widely separated cities, as a very small per-
don contemporary, the Music Trades Kc- centage in one city ever read the news
•tew, says: "This is an international affair, contained in a daily separated from them
and the Government of Mexico has assumed by a distance of a thousand miles, while in
C
T
class publications the percentage is very
small indeed who do not read the same
papers. In this particular case the Courier
wall have an advantage over the Indicator
in the matter of news, as it reaches Chicago
just preceding the weekly appearance of
the Indicator. The outcome of this union
seems to us problematical, and, moreover,
we question its permanency. There is no
small grain of humor in this friendly alli-
ance, when we consider the recent lurid
utterances of the Indicator anent its pres-
ent confrere.
S we predicted, the speech delivered
by Alfred Dolge last January, sug-
gesting the nationalization of the insurance
system now 7 in operation in Dolgeville, is
bearing fruit. The Republcan clubs of
New York are considering the advisability
of bringing it before the National Conven-
tion at Cleveland next month. In this con-
nection the very timely editorial which ap-
peared in the Press last Monday, and which
we reproduce in another part of this paper,
w r ill be read with interest.
What to do with the workingmen w T ho
have exhausted body and brain in the ser-
vice of their fellow men, is one of the great
problems of the day. It is now engaging
the attention of the leading thinkers in all
countries. The rapid growth of labor-sav-
ing machinery has accentuated the situa-
tion. It generally happens that when there
is any great new invention, those who
suffer from its effects are men who are too
old to adapt themselves to the new condi-
tions created by it. Men of sixty or over,
who are least able to stand a change, are
the surest victims. Younger men may earn
increased wages, but old men are set aside
and consequently suffer. If, as often hap-
pens, they have not been on the winning
side in the battle for life," and have not
been able to lay any money aside, their
future is a bleak and hopeless one.
Something ought to be done for their re-
lief, and it should not be in the form of
paternalism or philanthropy.
Alfred
Dolge's system would save these people
from the prospect of ending their days in
the poor-house, and insure them an income
when their "economic efficiency" has
reached the unprofitable point.
The music trade should feel proud of
claiming as one of their number the author
of what may prove to be a solution of one
of the greatest problems which exists in
the labor world to-day. In this "land of
the free," where, under proper conditions
a man should be "a man for a' tha," the
most regrettable feature of our civilization
is that ofttimes the thrifty and efficient
laborer is compelled to end his days in com-
A
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
1 the management, and will give diplomas
and medals awarded by an international
jury. The exhibitors may enter either as
competitors or not. The American manu-
. facturers will probably make a bold bid to
capture the Mexican market, and it re-
EDWARD LYMAN BILL
Editor and Proprietor.
mains to be seen whether the English will
allow the trade to escape them. Mexico has
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY
a considerable trade, particularly in goods
3 East 14th St., New York
of a high grade, among the wealthy fami-
SUBSCRIPTION (including postage) United States and
lies."
Canada, $3.00 per year; Foreign Countries, $4.00.
ADVERTISEMENTS, $2.00 per inch, single column, per
insertion. On quarterly or yearly contracts a special dis-
count is allowed.
REMITTANCES, in other than currency form, should
be made payable to Edward Lyman Bill.
Entered at tht New York Post Office as Second-Class Matter.
THE BUSINESS MAN'S PAPER."
.' U"ki asm taM,
For the %mg th< ceeus res,,siar
V
A
well-known and capable musician said
to us recently: "I have used the
Sohmer piano both in public and private
for the past fifteen years, and I can safely
say that the distinguished place which it
holds to-day as a musical and art product is
indeed well deserved. I have always found
the Sohmer reliable, and have taken pleas-
ure in recommending it to my friends."
This opinion of the "Sohmer" is the
general opinion of the trade at large.
Dealers everywhere acknowledge that in
the modern requirements of improved case
designs and tone development the Sohmer
piano holds its place in the front rank.
Earnest, conscientious and quietly progres-
sive, Sohmer & Co. have won a place in
the affections of the trade at large that
stands unshaken.
. - .
••••••••••••
HE decision of the Supreme Court last
Monday in nullifying the income tax
law has met with general approval. It
clearly reflects the intelligent opinion of
the country at large. The enactment of
this measure was as unwise as it was un-
American. In times of peace there is no
occasion for an offensive and uneconomic
method of raising public revenue. The
wdsdom of the founders of our Constitution
in creating the Supreme Court was never
more manifest than in this case. The will
of the legislature, which was not the voice
of the people, has been wisely set aside
and the true expression of the people's will
has been affirmed. The income tax law
was a measure that should never have been
enacted in this country. It is dead, how-
ever, and few will regret its demise.
T
WASHINGTON paper says that the
Bureau of Awards in that city will
be discontinued after-June ist, and that the
work of distributing the medals will rest
entirely upon the shoulders of the Director
of the Mint and Chief of the Bureau of En-
graving and Printing. It is to be hoped
these officials will know their business bet-
ter than their predecessors.
A
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
E hardly consider it within the
province of journalism to criticise
the internecine wars which occur in a fam-
ily. Briefly, it seems that the death of
Mrs. N. J. Haines, Sr., does not subdue the
internal strife between members of the
Haines family. We understand that the
will left by her will be contested by some
members of the family who have been dis-
inherited.
W
• • • • • • • • • • • •
HE Musical Courier has been giving
us quite a number of surprises of
late. This week the announcement of an
alliance with the Indicator created no little
comment. It occurs to us that an alliance
of this kind tends toward reducing the in-
OMMENTING on the International dividuality of a paper. The same law does
Exhibition to be inaugurated in not apply to a union of great dailies in
Mexico April 2, 1896, our esteemed Lon- widely separated cities, as a very small per-
don contemporary, the Music Trades Kc- centage in one city ever read the news
•tew, says: "This is an international affair, contained in a daily separated from them
and the Government of Mexico has assumed by a distance of a thousand miles, while in
C
T
class publications the percentage is very
small indeed who do not read the same
papers. In this particular case the Courier
wall have an advantage over the Indicator
in the matter of news, as it reaches Chicago
just preceding the weekly appearance of
the Indicator. The outcome of this union
seems to us problematical, and, moreover,
we question its permanency. There is no
small grain of humor in this friendly alli-
ance, when we consider the recent lurid
utterances of the Indicator anent its pres-
ent confrere.
S we predicted, the speech delivered
by Alfred Dolge last January, sug-
gesting the nationalization of the insurance
system now 7 in operation in Dolgeville, is
bearing fruit. The Republcan clubs of
New York are considering the advisability
of bringing it before the National Conven-
tion at Cleveland next month. In this con-
nection the very timely editorial which ap-
peared in the Press last Monday, and which
we reproduce in another part of this paper,
w r ill be read with interest.
What to do with the workingmen w T ho
have exhausted body and brain in the ser-
vice of their fellow men, is one of the great
problems of the day. It is now engaging
the attention of the leading thinkers in all
countries. The rapid growth of labor-sav-
ing machinery has accentuated the situa-
tion. It generally happens that when there
is any great new invention, those who
suffer from its effects are men who are too
old to adapt themselves to the new condi-
tions created by it. Men of sixty or over,
who are least able to stand a change, are
the surest victims. Younger men may earn
increased wages, but old men are set aside
and consequently suffer. If, as often hap-
pens, they have not been on the winning
side in the battle for life," and have not
been able to lay any money aside, their
future is a bleak and hopeless one.
Something ought to be done for their re-
lief, and it should not be in the form of
paternalism or philanthropy.
Alfred
Dolge's system would save these people
from the prospect of ending their days in
the poor-house, and insure them an income
when their "economic efficiency" has
reached the unprofitable point.
The music trade should feel proud of
claiming as one of their number the author
of what may prove to be a solution of one
of the greatest problems which exists in
the labor world to-day. In this "land of
the free," where, under proper conditions
a man should be "a man for a' tha," the
most regrettable feature of our civilization
is that ofttimes the thrifty and efficient
laborer is compelled to end his days in com-
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