Music Trade Review
Issue: 1901 Vol. 33 N. 18 - Page 13
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THE MUSIC TRKDE
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day, it is substantially an organization in em- refers is one in which we stated that the trust gument before our late lamented President
bryo shape, which may, or may not, be des- promoter had overlooked the most impor- McKinley, who was then chairman of the
tined to play an important part in the fu- tant factor in the formation of a trust, and Ways and Means Committee. We considered
ture of the-industry.
in order to carry any scheme of that nature that the rate of duty on pianos, musical in-
We can say this of half a dozen other plans through to completion, it was necessary that struments and parts thereof should be raised,
which have never been developed far be- the manufacturers have confidence in the pro- for at that time this country was threatened
with an inundation of cheap German pianos,
yond an embryonic position. The Krell- moter.
French Co. have a colossal plant at Spring-
There are some peculiarly humorous things and the alleged ex-music trade paper editor
field, O. The directors include a number of in connection with the latest utterances of who to-day is frothing at the mouth over
prominent dealers in the country. They have the trust promoter. While endeavoring to trust plans was trying every "possible way to
planned for an output of a thousand pia- create friction between the Piano Manufac- thwart The Review, not only by exploiting
nos a month, but planning and execution are turers' Association and the Dealers' Associ- foreign pianos, but trying to reduce our in-
sometimes at variance, and the idea of cre- ation, he fails to relate what brought about fluence at Washington. In this way he was
ating the impression that co-operative his change of front toward the associations. striking at the very root of the prosperity
schemes throughout the country will soon Those on the inside assert that this change of the piano industry of America. The pages
annihilate the piano manufacturer, or, if not was somewhat accelerated by reason of threat- of his paper contained announcements of for-
annihilate him, largely reduce his num- ened withdrawal of business patronage from eign wares, and he did not hesitate to extol
ber of business outlets, is absurd—just as the columns of his paper. We do not be- the foreign product editorially.
absurd as the formation of a piano trust, lieve that he would care to deny this. When
These are facts. We have the records in
which should practically annihilate competi- a coward is cornered he begs for mercy and our safe and the original signatures obtained
tion,
the Lord knows that piano men have been at that time authorizing the Washington rep-
resentation.
To treat the new Heppe plan seriously and merciful.
point to it as an illustration of the trend of
The efforts of The Review in 1889
FACTS WORTH CONSIDERING.
the times toward combinations is rather an
H E R E are some which were seconded by others, had the ef-
Business and recip-
rocity—P i a n o m e n
absurd declaration to come from any indi-
manufacturers who fect to completely shut out the foreign piano
satisfied with present
vidual, particularly from one who, although
rate—Influences which
incline to the idea that as a competitor, and have enabled the Amer-
assisted to place the
alleged to have retired from music trade jour-
ican piano manufacturers to develop home
duty where it is at business interests will be
present.
nalism, is supposed to be intelligently in-
trade,
which, if the gateway had remained
s o m e w h a t disturbed
formed upon the inner conditions of the shortly after Congress convenes, owing to open and the tariff removed, or kept at the
trade.
the fact that the reciprocity question will old rate, they would have been unable to do.
We have always endeavored to take a lib- come up for consideration.
The infant piano industries of 1889 have
eral view of all matters in the trade and to
developed
into colossal organizations of to-
We do not believe that business affairs
da
discuss them in an intelligent form, and the will suffer, although the entire matter is one
y-
,
v,-:: k
files of this paper for twenty-two years will of great difficulty. General approbation of
N every hand are heard expressions of
show that not many errors have been com- the reciprocity plan is easy, but to apply it
genuine and heartfelt sorrow that the
mitted. We have endeavored to remove where one's own interests are affected is life of Rufus W. Blake is ended and that it
personalities from the trust proposition so quite another matter. Theoretically endorsed, should have gone out in such a tragic manner.
far as possible. We have endeavored to deal but practically opposed, seems to be the sit- Mr. Blake was an unostentatious man, bat
with the subject broadly, and we may say uation of the reciprocity principle to-day.
possessed that genuine geniality of disposi-
that The Review articles relating to trusts
That word "reciprocity" is mouthfilling, tion which naturally attracted all with whom
have been commented upon favorably, not and is one of those glittering generalities so he was brought in contact. His active life
only by the leading men of this industry, but dear to politicians.
for more than thirty years had brought him
men far outside of the confines of our own
It may be that out of all this agitation will in touch with members of the industry all
trade.
come the appointment of a permanent tariff over America, in whose hearts will always
An illustration: Under date of Oct. 24th, commission, whose endorsement or rejection be cherished a warm spot for the memory
John M. Fair, manager of the American Ap- of commercial treaties between different na- of the kindly hearted piano maker of Derby.
praisal Co., perhaps the most important con- tions will be accepted by Congress. This In his make-up were marked traits of gen-
cern of its kind in the world, writes The Re- matter may be shelved for a term of years, erosity and liberality.
view as follows:
but ultimately we shall see a tariff commis-
The life of Mr. Blake should furnish an
"I am quite ready to subscribe to much of sion in Washington. And then all the fog inspiration to the ambitious young American,
what you say in your editorial entitled Tump- which envelopes the tariff matters will be for he overcame tremendous obstacles and
ing Life in the Trust,' especially to that por- blown away effectually beyond the power of carved his way from a poor factory boy to
tion of it setting forth the necessity of hav- recall by politicians.
one of the greatest positions in the music
ing promoters in whom the trade can repose
As far as our own industry is concerned, trade industry.
confidence. The American Appraisal Co. the present rate of duty seems to be completely TV1OVEMBER begins even better than
have done a great deal of work in the exam- acceptable to all in this country, and we * ^ October for The Review, for the first
ination and appraisal of manufacturing may state here, without laying ourselves open issue of the month contains fifty-six pages.
plants, which appraisals form the basis of val- to the charge of egotism, that The Review Two of such issues dwarf any of the so-
uations when formed in combinations.
played no unimportant part in the adjustment called special editions. The members of the
"I have also been cognizant of the many of this tariff. It secured the signatures of music trade industry are showing their ap-
preciation of straightforward journalism in a
difficulties suronnding the formation of com- nearly all the prominent piano manufactur- more emphatic way than ever. They find that
binations, one of the principal ones being that ers in America, and these were taken it pays to be in The Review which is looked
mentioned in your editorial."
personally by the editor of The Review upon by many as the representative journal
The particular article to which Mr. Fair to Washington and were used as an ar- of the music trade industry.
T
THE MUSIC TRKDE
13
day, it is substantially an organization in em- refers is one in which we stated that the trust gument before our late lamented President
bryo shape, which may, or may not, be des- promoter had overlooked the most impor- McKinley, who was then chairman of the
tined to play an important part in the fu- tant factor in the formation of a trust, and Ways and Means Committee. We considered
ture of the-industry.
in order to carry any scheme of that nature that the rate of duty on pianos, musical in-
We can say this of half a dozen other plans through to completion, it was necessary that struments and parts thereof should be raised,
which have never been developed far be- the manufacturers have confidence in the pro- for at that time this country was threatened
with an inundation of cheap German pianos,
yond an embryonic position. The Krell- moter.
French Co. have a colossal plant at Spring-
There are some peculiarly humorous things and the alleged ex-music trade paper editor
field, O. The directors include a number of in connection with the latest utterances of who to-day is frothing at the mouth over
prominent dealers in the country. They have the trust promoter. While endeavoring to trust plans was trying every "possible way to
planned for an output of a thousand pia- create friction between the Piano Manufac- thwart The Review, not only by exploiting
nos a month, but planning and execution are turers' Association and the Dealers' Associ- foreign pianos, but trying to reduce our in-
sometimes at variance, and the idea of cre- ation, he fails to relate what brought about fluence at Washington. In this way he was
ating the impression that co-operative his change of front toward the associations. striking at the very root of the prosperity
schemes throughout the country will soon Those on the inside assert that this change of the piano industry of America. The pages
annihilate the piano manufacturer, or, if not was somewhat accelerated by reason of threat- of his paper contained announcements of for-
annihilate him, largely reduce his num- ened withdrawal of business patronage from eign wares, and he did not hesitate to extol
ber of business outlets, is absurd—just as the columns of his paper. We do not be- the foreign product editorially.
absurd as the formation of a piano trust, lieve that he would care to deny this. When
These are facts. We have the records in
which should practically annihilate competi- a coward is cornered he begs for mercy and our safe and the original signatures obtained
tion,
the Lord knows that piano men have been at that time authorizing the Washington rep-
resentation.
To treat the new Heppe plan seriously and merciful.
point to it as an illustration of the trend of
The efforts of The Review in 1889
FACTS WORTH CONSIDERING.
the times toward combinations is rather an
H E R E are some which were seconded by others, had the ef-
Business and recip-
rocity—P i a n o m e n
absurd declaration to come from any indi-
manufacturers who fect to completely shut out the foreign piano
satisfied with present
vidual, particularly from one who, although
rate—Influences which
incline to the idea that as a competitor, and have enabled the Amer-
assisted to place the
alleged to have retired from music trade jour-
ican piano manufacturers to develop home
duty where it is at business interests will be
present.
nalism, is supposed to be intelligently in-
trade,
which, if the gateway had remained
s o m e w h a t disturbed
formed upon the inner conditions of the shortly after Congress convenes, owing to open and the tariff removed, or kept at the
trade.
the fact that the reciprocity question will old rate, they would have been unable to do.
We have always endeavored to take a lib- come up for consideration.
The infant piano industries of 1889 have
eral view of all matters in the trade and to
developed
into colossal organizations of to-
We do not believe that business affairs
da
discuss them in an intelligent form, and the will suffer, although the entire matter is one
y-
,
v,-:: k
files of this paper for twenty-two years will of great difficulty. General approbation of
N every hand are heard expressions of
show that not many errors have been com- the reciprocity plan is easy, but to apply it
genuine and heartfelt sorrow that the
mitted. We have endeavored to remove where one's own interests are affected is life of Rufus W. Blake is ended and that it
personalities from the trust proposition so quite another matter. Theoretically endorsed, should have gone out in such a tragic manner.
far as possible. We have endeavored to deal but practically opposed, seems to be the sit- Mr. Blake was an unostentatious man, bat
with the subject broadly, and we may say uation of the reciprocity principle to-day.
possessed that genuine geniality of disposi-
that The Review articles relating to trusts
That word "reciprocity" is mouthfilling, tion which naturally attracted all with whom
have been commented upon favorably, not and is one of those glittering generalities so he was brought in contact. His active life
only by the leading men of this industry, but dear to politicians.
for more than thirty years had brought him
men far outside of the confines of our own
It may be that out of all this agitation will in touch with members of the industry all
trade.
come the appointment of a permanent tariff over America, in whose hearts will always
An illustration: Under date of Oct. 24th, commission, whose endorsement or rejection be cherished a warm spot for the memory
John M. Fair, manager of the American Ap- of commercial treaties between different na- of the kindly hearted piano maker of Derby.
praisal Co., perhaps the most important con- tions will be accepted by Congress. This In his make-up were marked traits of gen-
cern of its kind in the world, writes The Re- matter may be shelved for a term of years, erosity and liberality.
view as follows:
but ultimately we shall see a tariff commis-
The life of Mr. Blake should furnish an
"I am quite ready to subscribe to much of sion in Washington. And then all the fog inspiration to the ambitious young American,
what you say in your editorial entitled Tump- which envelopes the tariff matters will be for he overcame tremendous obstacles and
ing Life in the Trust,' especially to that por- blown away effectually beyond the power of carved his way from a poor factory boy to
tion of it setting forth the necessity of hav- recall by politicians.
one of the greatest positions in the music
ing promoters in whom the trade can repose
As far as our own industry is concerned, trade industry.
confidence. The American Appraisal Co. the present rate of duty seems to be completely TV1OVEMBER begins even better than
have done a great deal of work in the exam- acceptable to all in this country, and we * ^ October for The Review, for the first
ination and appraisal of manufacturing may state here, without laying ourselves open issue of the month contains fifty-six pages.
plants, which appraisals form the basis of val- to the charge of egotism, that The Review Two of such issues dwarf any of the so-
uations when formed in combinations.
played no unimportant part in the adjustment called special editions. The members of the
"I have also been cognizant of the many of this tariff. It secured the signatures of music trade industry are showing their ap-
preciation of straightforward journalism in a
difficulties suronnding the formation of com- nearly all the prominent piano manufactur- more emphatic way than ever. They find that
binations, one of the principal ones being that ers in America, and these were taken it pays to be in The Review which is looked
mentioned in your editorial."
personally by the editor of The Review upon by many as the representative journal
The particular article to which Mr. Fair to Washington and were used as an ar- of the music trade industry.
T
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