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"THE BUSINESS MAN'S PAPER."
portant results. First—the bringing of
credit men into closer relations with each
other. These men fulfill an important
function in the modern commercial world
when the credit system is being so widely
extended, while men in all fields of activity
who feel that they can increase their use-
fulness, individually and as a body, by act-
ing upon some uniform method in what
relates to the determination and granting
of credit.
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For the present the system to be adopted
in the prosecution of this design appears
to be undetermined, but that some one will
be evolved as a result of the formation of
the association, is, of course, expected. It
is said that one of these objects is the modi-
fication or abolition of the custom of "dat-
ing ahead," which has proven an incon-
venient as well as an unwise extension of
the credit system proper.
Our opinion regarding this matter was
expressed years ago when we first advo-
cated the formation of a protective associa-
tion, which should have for its object a
wider field than mere sociability. There
is no doubt but that the matter of dating
ahead is an excrescence on the legitimate
system which has crept in under the extra-
ordinary pressure of low prices in periods
immediately following panics.
ANEYE^TO THE FUTURE.
gradually—that hard times will continue
for a year or two to come—-that people first
must find work, and then buj^ bread and
butter before they seek for pianos and
organs.
True, indeed, but if those men who
think and talk thus will only study the
statistics for the last three months, they
will find that the wages of nearly a quarter
of a million men have been voluntarily ad-
vanced by employers an average of ten per
cent. That means an increase in the pur-
chasing power, for, after all, the prosperity
of any country depends upon the purchas-
ing powers of the people, and in this coun-
try by,for and of the people, it means some-
thing. It is well to base business opera-
tions first,upon the general prosperity of the
masses, and from all the data at hand we
are impelled to the belief that the people
of this country are fast assuming their old
time prosperity, as they are being rapidly
advanced to positions and to increased
wages. Within the next sixty days there
will be a large demand made upon the
manufacturers East and West. It is well
to be prepared for that demand, and ac-
cumulate a reserve stock.
It will be needed.
Therefore, gentlemen, let the wheels of
the factory turn a little taster, even in
midsummer, that is if you wish to step
right up in line for the early fall.
F
ROM the Governmental reports and
from private advices received from
all over the country, we are led to believe
N interesting article may be found in that the business coat will have to be cut
another portion of this paper relat- with ample folds this fall in order to ac-
ing to the translation of sound into color. commodate the growing inclinations of the
An inventor claims that the musical tones body. The same garment that was worn
that now exist exclusively for the ear may loosely last year will not fit during the fall
be transformed until they appeal definitely of '95. It will be too small, and the style
to the eye as well. The invention is des- has changed.
ignated the "Color Organ," an exceedingly
By that we mean to say that for the past
appropriate title. No matter how widely two years manufacturers in the piano trade
separated this possibility of color transla- as well as in other industries, have been
tion may seem from science, yet it is ad- running with an extremely limited supply
mitted that the inventor has accomplished of manufactured goods in stock ready for
much in his tone coloring.
shipment. The demands of the trade were
such that they were compelled to do this
by force of contracted business conditions.
CREDIT-DATING AHEAD-
HERE is no doubt but that much
Now that there is a broadening of the
could be gained by concerted action business horizon, and the sunlight of pros-
in the music trade as well as in other lines perity is rapidly dispelling all the old time
regarding the extended credit, which is gloom, it is well to consider business on
oftentimes desired and frequently granted. different lines, and, while times are quiet
Again, there is no doubt but that the limi- during this as in other summers, it is well
tation of credit means a certain restriction for the manufacturer, if he would be wise,
upon the volume of business transacted.
to accumulate a reserve stock, in order
There is on foot a general movement to that he may quickly fill the demands which
secure greater uniformity in legislation will assuredly be made upon him in the
effecting businers relations. The first ob- early fall.
ject of these organizations, which are at
It has been said by pessimists that the
present in their initiatory stage, aims at im- distending arteries of trade must be filled
A
T
Wessell, Nickel & Cross.
RAVEL where you will in this broad
land, and you will find that the Wes-
sell, Nickel & Gross piano action has won a
high place in the piano making world.
There is no mistaking the fact that it
forms a tremendously strong talking point
for a dealer to have the Wessell, Nickel &
Gross action incorporated in the piano
which he sells. During a recent trip to
Canada we found that they were used by a
large number of the first-class manufactur-
ers of the Dominion, and it is needless to
say that they were highly esteemed by
them. This is not surprising, considering
the exalted position which these actions
occupy with us. The widespread popu-
larity of the Wessell, Nickel & Gross action
shows that they have not labored in vain
to produce meritorious work. We may add
that the distribution of their wares does
not cease in the United States and Canada,
for they are now making shipments to some
of the best known piano makers of Europe.
They assuredly can take great satisfaction
in reviewing the situation and in noting
the eminence which their wares have
achieved in two continents.
T
IT is said that Julian W. Vose, of Vose
& Sons, will spend his vacation in Europe
this year.