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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
To Test Treasury Decision.
The disturbance of trade relations be-
tween Russia and the United States, owing
to the levying of countervailing duties on
Russian sugar by the Treasury Depart-
ment, has injuriously affected American
export trade to Russia and a retaliatory
tariff has been imposed by the Russian
government which will practically render
it impossible to sell our products there.
Orders for American musical instru-
ments for that country are either being
cancelled, suspended, or the trade is being
diverted to other countries; and so it is in
all other lines. In fact, the importance of
the controversy and its disastrous effect
upon American export trade is being
brought home directly and very forcibly to
American manufacturers, many of whom
have failed heretofore to realize the serious
nature of the trouble between the two
countries.
In order to relieve the manufacturing
interests of the country and to reach a solu-
tion of the trouble as quickly as possible,
the National Association of Manufacturers
has arranged to bring a test case before the
Board of General Appraisers and secure a
judicial ruling upon the Treasury Depart-
ment's position.
The Boards of Trade in the principal
cities in the country have warmly approved
of the action of the National Association
of Manufacturers, and have passed strong
resolutions against the position taken by
Secretary Gage.
Krell In the East.
Albert Krell, president of the Krell
Piano Co., was in town Tuesday. He left
for Cincinnati, and will visit a number of
points en route. Mr. Krell informed The
Review that as yet he has concluded no
definite arrangements for the disposition
of the Krell pianos at retail in the cities of
New York and Philadelphia. A number
of propositions are under consideration
which may be acted upon within the near
future. At points in the territory for-
merly covered by Wanamaker a number
of local appointments have already been
made.
Mr. Krell remarked, while in the office
of The Review: "Business at the factory
is in a very excellent condition, and, as
you know, the labor troubles of last fall
were very detrimental to our interests. A
number of dealers could hardly appreciate
our situation, and when some men desire
goods and can't get them, why, they blame
the manufacturer for the delay. However,
most of our men sympathized with us in
our position, and we are now supplying
them with instruments as rapidly as pos-
sible. We are running full time, and have
all the men we need. Mr. Wilson, our
Eastern traveling man, has done some ex-
cellent work, and I am very glad to see he
is so popular among the Eastern dealers."
The business of Karl R. Beedle, in
Keene, N. H., has been purchased by
Ellery L. Blake, who will conduct the busi-
in the future. The Steinway, Fischer,
Wegman, Ludwig and Franklin pianos are
represented by this concern.
New Chickering Agencies.
Keller & Van Dyke's New Ad-
dition.
Chickering & Sons, Boston, have made
arrangements this week, whereby the
Thiebes-Sterlin Music Co., of St. Louis,
and Porch Bros., of Johnstown, Pa., as-
sumed the agency for the Chickering pi-
ano in their respective territories.
[Special to The Review.l
Scranton, Pa., March 13, 1901.
To-day, Keller & Van Dyke, manufac-
turers of the Keller Bros, pianos, broke
ground for an addition to their factory
which will enlarge their capacity ten pianos
The Lindeman in Chicago.
per day. The building will be of brick,
An important change has just been ef- four stories high, and splendidly lighted
fected in Chicago, whereby the "Lindeman and equipped with every modern improve-
& Sons" piano, manufactured by Linde- ment for the production of pianos.
Every effort will be made to push along
man & Sons Piano Co., will be more
strongly pushed than ever. Messrs. Nel- the construction of this addition as fast as
son & Crane, its representatives, now lo- possible, as they have been for some time
cated at 67 Wabash avenue, upstairs, have behind in shipments. Orders have been
leased the warerooms now occupied by coming in faster than the capacity of their
The Manufacturers Co., 268 Wabash av- present planl.
It is also the intention of Keller & Van
enue, right in the centre of the retail dis-
Dyke to build apart, from the addition to,
trict, and will remove there April first.
The "Lindeman & Sons" piano will be another drying kiln that will hold 175,000
exclusively the leader and energetically feet of lumber.
The steady growth in appreciation of
handled by this young but very live firm,
the
Keller Bros, pianos is of course very
both members of which are widely and
gratifying
to the manufacturers, particu-
favorably known throughout the West.
larly
as
they
are in receipt of letters from
Special rooms will be fitted up for the dif-
dealers
everywhere
expressing satisfaction
ferent styles of "Lindeman & Sons" pia-
with
them.
1901
promises
to be the ban-
nos, and an attractive assortment will be
ner
year
with
Keller
&
Van
Dyke.
ready for exhibition early in April.
At the "Lindeman & Sons" factory, 548
Breckwoldt Declines Honor.
& 55° West Twenty-third street, several
Julius Breckwo'ldt, the well-known sound-
carloads are now being prepared for ship-
ing board manufacturer, was unanimously
ment this month for the opening.
nominated president of the village of Dolge-
Congratulations can be extended Nelson ville, N. Y., at the Republican caucus last
& Crane because of their wise change in Saturday evening. On being notified of
thus getting into the heart of the retail dis- his nomination, he respectfully declined
trict with a piano for their leader that is the honor conferred upon him, owing to
the second oldest American-made instru- his business demands.
ment in existence, and to the Lindeman &
The Packard " Humanola."
Sons Piano Co. for their progressive move
into a leading place in the Metropolis of
Dealers and lovers of the reed organ will
the West.
be much interested in the recent innova-
tion of the Packard Co., namely, a new
Strauch News.
organ action called the "Humanola,"
"Business with us," remarked Albert with which they obtain a pure pipe-like tone
Strauch to The Review this week, "con- quality—a quality that also comes very
tinues in excellent form. Our orders from near the human voice, hence its name.
the West are surprisingly large which Musicians who have tested the "Human-
shows a great activity among piano men ola" organ claim that it is not only a great
in that part of the country. The East, instrument, but one of the greatest suc-
too, has been giving no mean account of cesses in the matter of tone development
itself during the past two months, for our produced in years. The " Humanola " or-
orders from New York and New England gan is designed to give not only volume
have exceeded those of January and Feb- and pipe-like tone quality, but the con-
ruary in 1 goo. With our combined action, struction is simple, free from complica-
key and ivory business, naturally we are tions, and the price is only a nominal ad-
in better condition to cater to the interests vance of the ordinary reed organ. The
of piano manufacturers than ever before. " Humanola" is protected by patents, and
My father, as already reported, is now the name is also copyrighted. The combi-
passing a little while in the charming cli- nation may be supplied in any of the regu-
mate of California. He will reach River- lar Packard organ cases. This new organ
should prove one of the greatest sellers in
side this week."
Packard history.
' B e l l Brand " Testimony.
The statements made concerning the
merits of the "Bell Brand" strings on
page 26 of The Review of March 2 have
attracted conspicuous attention throughout
the trade.
It has rarely happened that any manu-
facturer in 'this branch could present so
strong an array of testimony as appears in
advocacy of the "Bell Brand." The Na-
tional Musical String Co. are entitled to
hearty congratulations for the success they
have achieved.
Remarkable Series of Frauds.
Three persons are now under trial in
Milan for a remarkable series of frauds
carried on for years at the expense of the
great musical publishing house of Messrs.
Sonzogno. Two of the prisoners are old
employees of the firm, who are accused of
purloining unpublished music which the
third prisoner, a shoemaker, is said to have
disposed of at low rates to operatic man-
agers and music sellers in remote countries.
The real value of the operas and other
music stolen has been stated at about
$50,000.