Music Trade Review
Issue: 1900 Vol. 31 N. 3 - Page 3
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V O L . XXXI. N o . 3 .
Publisbed Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 3 East Fourteenth Street. New York, July 21,1900.
Of Interest to Texan Dealers.
CONCESSIONS BY SOUTHERN PACIFIC FOR THOSE
WISHING TO VISIT NEW YORK GOOD
WORK OF THE MERCHANTS*
ASSOCIATION.
The Merchants' Association of this city
mailed on Tuesday to all merchants in the
State of Texas a circular announcing- that
the Southern Pacific Co. has made a re-
duced rate of a fare and one-third from all
points on its lines in Texas through to New-
York for the benefit of merchants desiring
to visit the New York market to puchase
their goods. The Southern Pacific Co. op-
erates a line from El Paso through the en-
tire State of Texas, together with numer-
ous branches reaching to other parts of the
State.
Several months ago The Merchants' As-
sociation applied to the Southwestern Pas-
senger Bureau, which has jurisdiction over
all the roads operating in Texas, for re-
duced rates to New York city on the usual
basis. The Southwestern Passenger Bu-
reau voted against the proposition, although
The Merchants' Association had sent a
representative to that section of the coun-
try to argue in favor of granting the rates.
Formerly these rates were granted at the
request of the Merchants' Association, but
recently the proposition has been negatived.
One reason given for turning the proposi-
tion down is that the lines running through
the Southeastern territory do not partici-
pate and therefore there is no way of mak-
ing direct connection for New York except
via St. Louis.
After this became known a meeting of
the principal jobbing houses in New York
was held at the rooms of the Merchants'
Association. The representatives of these
houses authorized the Merchants' Associa-
tion to do everything that could be done
to open up that territory for trade, as they
knew from previous experience that when
reduced rates were granted to New York
it brought a large clientele of merchants
that had never been here before. This
accounts for the strenuous efforts which
the association has taken to bring that
trade to this market.
The Southern Pacific Co. has announced
its willingness, in the way above set forth,
to co-operate for the benefit of the New
York market. The Merchants' Associa-
tion in its circular has required all mer-
chants taking advantage of these rates to
place their freight in the hands of the Asso-
ciation for home routing, the Association
agreeing, as an additional consideration,
to take care of the marine insurance on
all goods consigned to their care for home
routing.
New York City asks for nothing that she
is not willing to be granted to other trade
centers, but insists that the concessions
which are granted to such centers be also
made in favor of New York.
The arbitrary ruling of the roads in the
Southwest in declining to grant the appli-
cation of The Merchants' Association will
no doubt in time, build up and make
stronger commercial organizations similar
to this one. Ultimately these will have to
combine for their own protection. In
combination, working together, they will
be in a position, not only to demand justice
from the railroads so far as the granting of
reduced rates is concerned, but will be
able to regulate freight rate charges.
The matter of the routing of freight go-
ing out of this city is one which, at this
time, the Merchants' Association does not
enter into voluntarily, believing that the
railroads should be justly dealt with when
they treat the merchants in the proper way.
The Association believes that the small and
large shipper should be treated alike, not
that discriminations should be made against
the former.
If the association is compelled to form
combinations among its members to con-
trol the freight going to Texas, it is the
fault of some of the railroads in the South-
western territory which discriminate
against this city in favor of other trade
centers.
Husical Union Incorporated.
The Greater New York Musical Union,
whose principal offices are in Brooklyn,
was incorporated in Albany, last Saturday.
The objects are "The cultivation of the
art of music in all its branches and the pro-
motion of good feeling and friendly inter-
course among members of the profession,
and the relief of unfortunate members as
far as possible." The directors are: Law-
rence B. Affanso, John L. Hoffman, Fried-
olin Kahl, all of Brooklyn.
fa.oo PER YEAR.
SINGLE COPIES 10 CENTS
The Heppe Prize Design Award.
In the month of May the firm of C. J.
Heppe & Son, of Philadelphia, offered a
prize for the best original design for an
upright piano. This prize was awarded
July 9th, by the judges, to Mr. Theodore
Leighton Bailey, a student at the School of
Industrial Art of the Pennsylvania Muse-
um, on the ground of originality of design
and artistic treatment, the style chosen
being Italian Renaissance.
Mr. Bailey is also designer for George W.
Smith & Co., of Philadelphia, and is con-
sidered one of the most original in designs
for art furniture He entered eight de-
signs, all of which had much artistic merit.
Wulschner Co. Will Take Part.
The Commercial Club, the Commercial
Museum and Auditorium Co. and other
organizations of Indianapolis, Ind., are
promoting a project to hold a great carni-
val in that city on the order of the New
Orleans Mardi Gras from Oct. 8th to 12th
next. An elaborate program is in prepa-
ration. H. J. McGowan, president of the
Street Railroad Co. has promised to turn
the street cars over to those interested and
will illuminate street cars which will carry
floats. Different sections of the city are
to be turned into miniature fairylands
while the fountains are to be made beau-
tiful by illumination. A large street par-
ade including civic and military bodies is
to be another feature of the Carnival week.
The promoters of the Commercial Muse-
um and Auditorium, announce that the
aggregate value of the leases signed by
exhibitors is $100,000. Among the piano
concerns who will participate is the Wul-
schner Music Co., who will make a magni-
ficent display of their varied wares.
In Mexico,
The Apollo self-playing attachment and
the Orpheon self-playing organ attachment
are being sold in Mexico City, Mexico, by
E. Heuer & Co., prominent piano and or-
gau dealers. Thanks to the enterprise and
prestige of the Heuer establishment and
Clough & Warren Co.
the intrinsic merits of the attachments
themselves, they are finding a large market
Since the summer began the business
in the " Land of the Montezumas."
of the Clough & Warren Co. of Detroit,
Mich., has not let up to any considerable
M. R. Slocum, the Weber and Poole
extent. The demand for the pianos and representat ve of Cleveland, O., has been
organs made by this company is brisk and visiting Boston this week. He speaks en-
comes from every section of the country. thusiastically of the celebrated Weber and
Export trade is also especially excel- of the Poole which, he says, is giving his
lent.
customers the greatest satisfaction.
V O L . XXXI. N o . 3 .
Publisbed Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 3 East Fourteenth Street. New York, July 21,1900.
Of Interest to Texan Dealers.
CONCESSIONS BY SOUTHERN PACIFIC FOR THOSE
WISHING TO VISIT NEW YORK GOOD
WORK OF THE MERCHANTS*
ASSOCIATION.
The Merchants' Association of this city
mailed on Tuesday to all merchants in the
State of Texas a circular announcing- that
the Southern Pacific Co. has made a re-
duced rate of a fare and one-third from all
points on its lines in Texas through to New-
York for the benefit of merchants desiring
to visit the New York market to puchase
their goods. The Southern Pacific Co. op-
erates a line from El Paso through the en-
tire State of Texas, together with numer-
ous branches reaching to other parts of the
State.
Several months ago The Merchants' As-
sociation applied to the Southwestern Pas-
senger Bureau, which has jurisdiction over
all the roads operating in Texas, for re-
duced rates to New York city on the usual
basis. The Southwestern Passenger Bu-
reau voted against the proposition, although
The Merchants' Association had sent a
representative to that section of the coun-
try to argue in favor of granting the rates.
Formerly these rates were granted at the
request of the Merchants' Association, but
recently the proposition has been negatived.
One reason given for turning the proposi-
tion down is that the lines running through
the Southeastern territory do not partici-
pate and therefore there is no way of mak-
ing direct connection for New York except
via St. Louis.
After this became known a meeting of
the principal jobbing houses in New York
was held at the rooms of the Merchants'
Association. The representatives of these
houses authorized the Merchants' Associa-
tion to do everything that could be done
to open up that territory for trade, as they
knew from previous experience that when
reduced rates were granted to New York
it brought a large clientele of merchants
that had never been here before. This
accounts for the strenuous efforts which
the association has taken to bring that
trade to this market.
The Southern Pacific Co. has announced
its willingness, in the way above set forth,
to co-operate for the benefit of the New
York market. The Merchants' Associa-
tion in its circular has required all mer-
chants taking advantage of these rates to
place their freight in the hands of the Asso-
ciation for home routing, the Association
agreeing, as an additional consideration,
to take care of the marine insurance on
all goods consigned to their care for home
routing.
New York City asks for nothing that she
is not willing to be granted to other trade
centers, but insists that the concessions
which are granted to such centers be also
made in favor of New York.
The arbitrary ruling of the roads in the
Southwest in declining to grant the appli-
cation of The Merchants' Association will
no doubt in time, build up and make
stronger commercial organizations similar
to this one. Ultimately these will have to
combine for their own protection. In
combination, working together, they will
be in a position, not only to demand justice
from the railroads so far as the granting of
reduced rates is concerned, but will be
able to regulate freight rate charges.
The matter of the routing of freight go-
ing out of this city is one which, at this
time, the Merchants' Association does not
enter into voluntarily, believing that the
railroads should be justly dealt with when
they treat the merchants in the proper way.
The Association believes that the small and
large shipper should be treated alike, not
that discriminations should be made against
the former.
If the association is compelled to form
combinations among its members to con-
trol the freight going to Texas, it is the
fault of some of the railroads in the South-
western territory which discriminate
against this city in favor of other trade
centers.
Husical Union Incorporated.
The Greater New York Musical Union,
whose principal offices are in Brooklyn,
was incorporated in Albany, last Saturday.
The objects are "The cultivation of the
art of music in all its branches and the pro-
motion of good feeling and friendly inter-
course among members of the profession,
and the relief of unfortunate members as
far as possible." The directors are: Law-
rence B. Affanso, John L. Hoffman, Fried-
olin Kahl, all of Brooklyn.
fa.oo PER YEAR.
SINGLE COPIES 10 CENTS
The Heppe Prize Design Award.
In the month of May the firm of C. J.
Heppe & Son, of Philadelphia, offered a
prize for the best original design for an
upright piano. This prize was awarded
July 9th, by the judges, to Mr. Theodore
Leighton Bailey, a student at the School of
Industrial Art of the Pennsylvania Muse-
um, on the ground of originality of design
and artistic treatment, the style chosen
being Italian Renaissance.
Mr. Bailey is also designer for George W.
Smith & Co., of Philadelphia, and is con-
sidered one of the most original in designs
for art furniture He entered eight de-
signs, all of which had much artistic merit.
Wulschner Co. Will Take Part.
The Commercial Club, the Commercial
Museum and Auditorium Co. and other
organizations of Indianapolis, Ind., are
promoting a project to hold a great carni-
val in that city on the order of the New
Orleans Mardi Gras from Oct. 8th to 12th
next. An elaborate program is in prepa-
ration. H. J. McGowan, president of the
Street Railroad Co. has promised to turn
the street cars over to those interested and
will illuminate street cars which will carry
floats. Different sections of the city are
to be turned into miniature fairylands
while the fountains are to be made beau-
tiful by illumination. A large street par-
ade including civic and military bodies is
to be another feature of the Carnival week.
The promoters of the Commercial Muse-
um and Auditorium, announce that the
aggregate value of the leases signed by
exhibitors is $100,000. Among the piano
concerns who will participate is the Wul-
schner Music Co., who will make a magni-
ficent display of their varied wares.
In Mexico,
The Apollo self-playing attachment and
the Orpheon self-playing organ attachment
are being sold in Mexico City, Mexico, by
E. Heuer & Co., prominent piano and or-
gau dealers. Thanks to the enterprise and
prestige of the Heuer establishment and
Clough & Warren Co.
the intrinsic merits of the attachments
themselves, they are finding a large market
Since the summer began the business
in the " Land of the Montezumas."
of the Clough & Warren Co. of Detroit,
Mich., has not let up to any considerable
M. R. Slocum, the Weber and Poole
extent. The demand for the pianos and representat ve of Cleveland, O., has been
organs made by this company is brisk and visiting Boston this week. He speaks en-
comes from every section of the country. thusiastically of the celebrated Weber and
Export trade is also especially excel- of the Poole which, he says, is giving his
lent.
customers the greatest satisfaction.
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