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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
REVIEW
EDWARD LYMAN BILL.
Editor and Proprietor.
J. B. SPILLANE, Managing Editor.
EXECVTIVE STAFF:
THOS. CAMPBELL-COPELAND,
A. EDMUND HANSON,
GEO.
B. KELLER,
EMILIE FRANCES BAUER
W. QUERIPEL.
out of town. The Schumann Piano Co. have recently removed to
Rockford, Til. The Cable Co., one of the most important institu-
tions in the musico-industrial field, have a huge factory at St.
Charles, 111. The Schaff Bros. Co. have removed to Huntington,
Ind. Adam Schaaf would have erected an enormous factory in
Chicago, but for the interference of organized labor with his plans.
The Schaeffer Piano Co. have a new plant at Kankakee, Ind., and
now the Hobart M. Cable Co., that virile, energetic concern, are
about to erect a large manufacturing plant at LaPorte, Ind.
XT OW all of these moves are of recent origin, and if conditions
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had been satisfactory within the great city of Chicago it is
W. MURDOCH LIND, 694 Tremont St.
not probable that there would have been the steady trend of manu-
PHILADELPHIA OFFICE: R. W. KAUFFMAN.
facturing interests towards outside points.
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future the public will be advised that other leading piano manu-
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Lynian Hill.
facturing institutions have joined the steady disintegrating industry
On the first Saturday of each month The Review contains in its
THE ARTISTS' "Artists' Department" all the current musical news. This is effected
in their move from Chicago.
without in any way trespassing on the size or service of the trade
DEPARTMENT section of the paper. It has a special circulation, and therefore aug-
ments materially the value of The Review to advertisers.
Without doubt, if the local labor conditions were satisfactory,
DIRECTORY of PIANO
The directory of piano manufacturing- firms and corporations
uiuiirtrTiiDric
found on page 27 will be of great value as a reference for
every one of these corporations would have preferred to have re-
MANUFACTURERS
dealers and others.
mained in the Western metropolis. They all maintain general
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offices in the city, and direct their business enterprises from
NEW YORK, OCTOBER 24. 19O3.
Chicago.
\ \ J ITH this lesson before them, will the labor leaders absorb
* * some wisdom before it is too late?
EDITORIAL
The manufacturers who have located in smaller towns express
pleasure with their present environments. They find that the men
INCE the last great labor troubles in Chicago, there has been
take an interest in local affairs and steadily advance their own
a steady withdrawal of piano manufacturing enterprises from
financial condition.
that city. The labor organizations should learn a lesson from
They become property owners and they realize that the closing
the records of manufacturing disintegration which lie before them,
down of industrial enterprises means a depreciation in real estate
and if they pursue their present antagonism to the interests of
values for them. Now, when their interests are at stake they are
manufacturers, and by their arbitrary rules, seek to take from them
less liable to listen to the enticing voice of the labor agitator than
all freedom of action, the withdrawals without doubt will be when they were located in a great city and had no personal inter-
steadily continued until Chicago as a manufacturing point for
ests at stake which would suffer.
pianos and organs will steadily decline.
U J HILE recently walking along the streets of St. Louis with
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* a prominent local dealer, our attention was called by him
How can we expect that it will be otherwise? Manufacturers
to a card in the window of a large dry goods store, on which was
will not remain where their business is at the mercy of irrespons-
ible and firebrand leaders, and where they are afforded inadequate
inscribed the words: "None but union salesmen employed here."
property protection by the city authorities.
Our friend the piano merchant remarked that he figured it
No city in the world, no matter how lusty and strong, can fail
was only a question of time before cards bearing similar inscrip-
to feel the effects of millions of industrial capital being withdrawn
tions would be used in the display windows of piano stores.
from vast enterprises within its limits.
We disagreed with the gentleman on the ground that the piano
salesmen are much more intelligent, are men of keener business
ROBABLY the same percentage of withdrawal exists in other
perception, than the average clerk in almost any other line. They
trades. In fact it has been announced that some of the most
appreciate the value of individuality; they realize that a man who
important concerns in various industries have sought outside lo-
possesses ability backed by honesty of purpose, will succeed, if not
calities. But in our own line large and growing institutions have
removed their manufacturing interests from the Western metrop- in one piano store then another would be glad to purchase his
olis where they were originally planted, and without doubt they
talent.
were influenced in this move by the unfair attitude of the labor
He can sell what he possesses to excellent advantage, and the
leaders towards their enterprises.
piano salesmen as a class would never consent to merge their in-
Story & Clark, a prosperous, vigorous concern, have erected
terests into a form of socialism so that the brighter and more tal-
a magnificent factory at Grand Haven, Mich. The Smith & Barnes
ented men in the profession would be forced down by organization
Piano Co., that great institution, have a large branch establishment
rules to the standard of men much lower intellectually and morally;
at Milwaukee, where they will be free to operate without labor
perhaps not down tQ the lowest standard, but often, taking an inter-
interference, Steger & Sons have an enormous plant a few miles
mediate standard*
BOSTON OFFICE :
P
A. J. NlCKLIN,
GEO.
CHICAGO OFFICE:
E. P. VAN HARLINGEN, 36 La Salle St ,