Music Trade Review
Issue: 1899 Vol. 29 N. 24 - Page 10
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
Com stock, Cheney & Co.
.* -HAH •- -
Q •fnu^h has been written of
the expansion now so
..general in. the industrial
world, and for that mat-
ter in the music trade
field, that it seems like
an indulgence in reitera-
tion to record the steady-
augmentation of the bus-
iness of Comstock, Che-
tney &,Qo,., of Ivory ton, Conn.
"^ . T.his,' institution, however, have- long
Jbeep,, considered as a barometer of trade,
and.. eruditions with them certainly bring
^ch^eer.and.encouragement to our industry,
which is now blazing its way to greater
..conquests at home and abroad.
l a great plant is that controlled by
^
Cheney & Co. ! Visit, any de-
-p.artmen.t and. you will find a system and
perfection; of management and execution
and a degree of activity that goes far to
ssh i gw. f the / large measure of support vouch-
jsafecL this concern by the music trade in-
terests of America. Their trade in piano
ra.cjiQB.s just now is especially brisk. Manu-
facturers are rapidly recognizing the mer-
it^. ,p|'. these wares and are paying them the
[highest and most practical compliment by
.usiqg them.
. It is invidious to discriminate when
^ Speaking of the various specialties of Com-
.. stock, Cheney & Co., for the facilities of
. each, and every department are being taxed
.to their utmost to fill current demands. It
ij3 oertainly a great contrast—the vast plant
operated by the company to-day as com-
, pared with the little factory founded by S.
,M. Comstock in 1847. It is only another
illustration of success won by earnest ef-
fort along those lines-of honesty and per-
petual striving by giving value for value.
This policy has made Comstock, Cheney &
' Co. a prominent factor in the music trade
industry of this country, and has made
their name known the world over.
Currency and Export Trade.
It is now evident that a new currency
reform bill will be an especial feature of
the. session of Congress which came to-
gether this week in Washington. The busi-
ness and financial interests of the country
demand a definite fixture of the gold stand-
ard by a law which will prevent any ex-
perimenting with financial policies or tin-
kering by legislators in the near future. in the world, the time is close at hand
The following extractfrom the committee's when the United States will be recognized
report on. the bill puts the matter in an un- as the greatest manufacturing nation, and
in spite of the immense home consumption,
equivocal light: ...
"The rapid development of American it must speedily thereafter become the
trade and its vast expansion, bringing our greatest of exporters.
people into close relations with the leading
rir. O'Brien's Report.
nations of the world, make it imperative
Mr. O'Brien, the Kranich & Bach road
that the standard of value in which settle-
ments are made shall be the best known to ambassador, returned on Thursday from
the highest civilization and shall safely a two-months' tour extending as far West
appeal to intelligent and successful ex- as Kansas. He found the firm's represen-
perience. Recent events, shaped by tatives uniformly busy along the route.
The Kranich & Bach products were
causes beyond our control, bearing ob-
ligations which national honor requires never held in higher esteem than now, the
shall be courageously discharged, open most costly styles taking the lead in de-
new fields for American statesmanship. mand. Mr. O'Brien starts again at an
Channels of trade yet unknown to Ameri- early date on a short trip.
can enterprises and avenues of commerce
A Colonial Piano Stool.
yet to welcome American products will
The
new " Colonial" piano stool of E.
surely result. Such conditions emphasize
N.
Martin,
shown on this page, is one of
the necessity for a standard of value which
his
best
sellers.
The style is decidedly at-
shall remain firm throughout the vicis-
tractive
and
the
workmanship faultless.
situdes of competitive trade. Its per-
Mr.
Martin
is
doing
an excellent trade in
manency and stability should be above
stools
this
season,
all
of
the catalogued de-
suspicion. Its security should be absolute.
signs
being
tasteful.
Mr.
Martin is of the
Some question of expedience might be
opinion
that
those
interested
will find it
raised if the proposition were new or
advantageous
to
get
his
catalogue
and note
we were assuming a position at vari-
the
contents
in
this
and
other
departments.
ance with other nations. But the gold
standard is recognized by all leading na-
tions, and the statute proposed merely re-
affirms the policy followed by us for over
sixty years, so reinforced and plainly ex-
pressed that the question will be placed
forever beyond dispute."
*
* *
Nothing in the world's commercial history
is more remarkable than the development of
the export trade of the United States in the
past half-dozen years. Six years ago the
imports and exports of the United States
nearly equaled each other, the imports be-
ing slightly in excess. In the fiscal year
1899 the imports had decreased about $170,-
000,000, and the exports had increased
$380,000,000, and exceeded the imports by
$530,000,000, and this excess in the previ-
ous fiscal year was $615,000,000. No other
commerce is so one-sided as this, except
that of some tropical countries, whose im-
ports are scanty because of the primitive
state of their civilization, and whose ex-
ports are great because the climate is their
partner.
With the greatest supplies of fuel and
materials, the most economical methods
of production, and the most efficient labor
Passers-by on Fourteenth street this week
could get a fair idea of the business trans-
acted by Mr. Martin. In front of his
warerooms there was being received five
or six carloads of stools, in fact the entire
sidewalk was covered with them. The
fact that this is quite a common occurrence
speaks for itself.
Gain Knowledge
<;•,.••
'
:
['' '
Of the "innards** of a piano by a little reading. Yon may
been a dealer for many years, you may nave been a tuner for a
like period, you may have played a little—maybe more; but is
it not well to get a little more practical knowledge?
Some-
thing to bank on—an authority on all matters relating to tun-
ing, repairing, toning and regulating, scientific instructions—
everything? "Written by that eminent authority, Daniel Spillane-
The cost is only a trifle—a dollar.
The book is illustrated,
cloth bound, over a hundred pages- It is called "The Piano."
EDWARD LYMAN BILL, Publisher, 3 East 14th 5treet, New York
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
Com stock, Cheney & Co.
.* -HAH •- -
Q •fnu^h has been written of
the expansion now so
..general in. the industrial
world, and for that mat-
ter in the music trade
field, that it seems like
an indulgence in reitera-
tion to record the steady-
augmentation of the bus-
iness of Comstock, Che-
tney &,Qo,., of Ivory ton, Conn.
"^ . T.his,' institution, however, have- long
Jbeep,, considered as a barometer of trade,
and.. eruditions with them certainly bring
^ch^eer.and.encouragement to our industry,
which is now blazing its way to greater
..conquests at home and abroad.
l a great plant is that controlled by
^
Cheney & Co. ! Visit, any de-
-p.artmen.t and. you will find a system and
perfection; of management and execution
and a degree of activity that goes far to
ssh i gw. f the / large measure of support vouch-
jsafecL this concern by the music trade in-
terests of America. Their trade in piano
ra.cjiQB.s just now is especially brisk. Manu-
facturers are rapidly recognizing the mer-
it^. ,p|'. these wares and are paying them the
[highest and most practical compliment by
.usiqg them.
. It is invidious to discriminate when
^ Speaking of the various specialties of Com-
.. stock, Cheney & Co., for the facilities of
. each, and every department are being taxed
.to their utmost to fill current demands. It
ij3 oertainly a great contrast—the vast plant
operated by the company to-day as com-
, pared with the little factory founded by S.
,M. Comstock in 1847. It is only another
illustration of success won by earnest ef-
fort along those lines-of honesty and per-
petual striving by giving value for value.
This policy has made Comstock, Cheney &
' Co. a prominent factor in the music trade
industry of this country, and has made
their name known the world over.
Currency and Export Trade.
It is now evident that a new currency
reform bill will be an especial feature of
the. session of Congress which came to-
gether this week in Washington. The busi-
ness and financial interests of the country
demand a definite fixture of the gold stand-
ard by a law which will prevent any ex-
perimenting with financial policies or tin-
kering by legislators in the near future. in the world, the time is close at hand
The following extractfrom the committee's when the United States will be recognized
report on. the bill puts the matter in an un- as the greatest manufacturing nation, and
in spite of the immense home consumption,
equivocal light: ...
"The rapid development of American it must speedily thereafter become the
trade and its vast expansion, bringing our greatest of exporters.
people into close relations with the leading
rir. O'Brien's Report.
nations of the world, make it imperative
Mr. O'Brien, the Kranich & Bach road
that the standard of value in which settle-
ments are made shall be the best known to ambassador, returned on Thursday from
the highest civilization and shall safely a two-months' tour extending as far West
appeal to intelligent and successful ex- as Kansas. He found the firm's represen-
perience. Recent events, shaped by tatives uniformly busy along the route.
The Kranich & Bach products were
causes beyond our control, bearing ob-
ligations which national honor requires never held in higher esteem than now, the
shall be courageously discharged, open most costly styles taking the lead in de-
new fields for American statesmanship. mand. Mr. O'Brien starts again at an
Channels of trade yet unknown to Ameri- early date on a short trip.
can enterprises and avenues of commerce
A Colonial Piano Stool.
yet to welcome American products will
The
new " Colonial" piano stool of E.
surely result. Such conditions emphasize
N.
Martin,
shown on this page, is one of
the necessity for a standard of value which
his
best
sellers.
The style is decidedly at-
shall remain firm throughout the vicis-
tractive
and
the
workmanship faultless.
situdes of competitive trade. Its per-
Mr.
Martin
is
doing
an excellent trade in
manency and stability should be above
stools
this
season,
all
of
the catalogued de-
suspicion. Its security should be absolute.
signs
being
tasteful.
Mr.
Martin is of the
Some question of expedience might be
opinion
that
those
interested
will find it
raised if the proposition were new or
advantageous
to
get
his
catalogue
and note
we were assuming a position at vari-
the
contents
in
this
and
other
departments.
ance with other nations. But the gold
standard is recognized by all leading na-
tions, and the statute proposed merely re-
affirms the policy followed by us for over
sixty years, so reinforced and plainly ex-
pressed that the question will be placed
forever beyond dispute."
*
* *
Nothing in the world's commercial history
is more remarkable than the development of
the export trade of the United States in the
past half-dozen years. Six years ago the
imports and exports of the United States
nearly equaled each other, the imports be-
ing slightly in excess. In the fiscal year
1899 the imports had decreased about $170,-
000,000, and the exports had increased
$380,000,000, and exceeded the imports by
$530,000,000, and this excess in the previ-
ous fiscal year was $615,000,000. No other
commerce is so one-sided as this, except
that of some tropical countries, whose im-
ports are scanty because of the primitive
state of their civilization, and whose ex-
ports are great because the climate is their
partner.
With the greatest supplies of fuel and
materials, the most economical methods
of production, and the most efficient labor
Passers-by on Fourteenth street this week
could get a fair idea of the business trans-
acted by Mr. Martin. In front of his
warerooms there was being received five
or six carloads of stools, in fact the entire
sidewalk was covered with them. The
fact that this is quite a common occurrence
speaks for itself.
Gain Knowledge
<;•,.••
'
:
['' '
Of the "innards** of a piano by a little reading. Yon may
been a dealer for many years, you may nave been a tuner for a
like period, you may have played a little—maybe more; but is
it not well to get a little more practical knowledge?
Some-
thing to bank on—an authority on all matters relating to tun-
ing, repairing, toning and regulating, scientific instructions—
everything? "Written by that eminent authority, Daniel Spillane-
The cost is only a trifle—a dollar.
The book is illustrated,
cloth bound, over a hundred pages- It is called "The Piano."
EDWARD LYMAN BILL, Publisher, 3 East 14th 5treet, New York
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