Music Trade Review
Issue: 1906 Vol. 42 N. 20 - Page 9
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THE
GROWTH OF EXPORT TRADE
Discussed from the English Standpoint—Its
Increase Astonishing in View of the Enor-
mous Volume of Home Business—In Slack
Times Our Competition to be Feared.
" .4;
(Special to The Uovlew.)
''•'- • , /Washington, D. C., May 14, 1906.
An English view of American prosperity is pre
sented in a report on the trade of the United
States for 1905 by British Commercial Agent
Ball, a copy of whose report to the British For-
eign Office has just reached the Department of
Commerce and Labor.
The report refers to the absorption of over
1,000,000 immigrants "without affecting the labor
market," the increase of money in circulation,
etc., and says:
"In dealing with the exports from the United
States during 1905, the first thing that strikes
one is the fact that notwithstanding the enor-
mous volume of the home trade, the value of
manufactured articles exported should have in-
creased to such an extent.
"If this is possible during such times as these,
when every industry is fully occupied, it is not
difficult to imagine what will be the result when
the home demand slackens and when the manu-
facturers who have so greatly enlarged and ex-
tended their works to meet the extra demand for
their products are obliged to look for extended
markets outside the United States to keep their
mills and factories fully employed.
"When it is remembered that it is only by
keeping their work-, running to the fullest extent,
and thus keeping expenses down to the lowest
point, that renders it possible for the majority
of the manufacturers in this country to compete
in foreign markets, one can realize how essen-
tial it is that they find neutral markets, where
their surplus products can be disposed of.
"There are no signs of this great activity de-
creasing. On the cantrary, there is every indica-
tion that the present year will he quite as pros-
perous as the past, or more so. The country was
never more prosperous than at present. Indus-
trial operations are carried on upon a larger
scale than ever."
VOUGH ADVERTISING.
The Good Work of the Tusting Piano Co., Who
Are Great Believers in This Instrument.
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
strument. It is interesting from a purely scien-
tific standpoint, even if you are not thinking of
buying a piano.
"THK
TrsTiNc; PIANO CO.
"Fusting Building. Mattison and Bond,
"Asbury Park, N. J."
DESIRE MELVIN BANCROFT TO CONTINUE.
9
r; tentative in that city, has succeeded in plac-
ing four Conner pianos in one family. The fact
that this make of piano has been purchased in
every instance offers a tribute to the tonal qual-
ities and excellence of construction of the Conner
pianos that is very gratifying to the maker. This
instance is merely a climax to a number of .simi-
lar marks of recognition that have come to the
attention of Mr. Conner.
(Special to The Urview.)
Lowell, Mass., May 17, 1906.
EVERETT PRESTIGE GROWING.
A meeting of the creditors of Melvin Bancroft,
the piano stool and chair manufacturer, was held
The Everett Piano Co. are experiencing an un-
yesterday to arrange for carrying on the busi-
precedented demand for their instruments in
ness. The liabilities are $14,325.74, with assets every section of the country. This is due un-
of $4,000, as shown in the book accounts. The questionably to the splendid campaign of pub-
assets also include stock on hand, machinery, licity resulting from the tours of such great ar-
etc., upon which no value has been placed. The tists as Reisenauer and others. That dealers
creditors are desirous of seeing Mr. Bancroft get handling the Everett throughout the country are
safely out of his financial difficulties, as they great believers in its artistic merits is evident
have full confidence in him, and are making from the clever advertisements which they carry
every effort in that direction.
in the local papers. The Everett asserts its poi-
tion wherever heard or tested, hence the demand
MORRIS STEINERT WITNESSES ERUPTION. is constantly growing for these instruments.
Morris Steinert, of New Haven, Conn., re-
turned recently from a trip abroad, during which
he witnessed a portion of the eruption while the
steamer on which he sailed for America was an-
chored at Naples. A number of passengers went
ashore on a tug in order to obtain a better view
of the mountain, and they had to have their
faces masked in order to protect them from the
hot ashes.
ESTABROOK OPENS STORE IN BATH, N. Y.
(Special to The Review.)
Bath. N. Y., May 14. 190(5.
I. N. Estabrook, the Corning (N. Y.) piano
dealer who recently opened new warerooms in
this place, has put in a fine stock of Emerson,
Haines Bros., Ludwig Schulz, Marshall & Wen-
dell pianos and Angelus players. His showrooms
are at 220 Liberty street.
REINHARD KOCHMANN'S PROGRESS.
Reinhard Kochmann, who recently opened up
his new piano factory at 553-555 East 140th street,
is making every effort to have pianos on the mar-
ket at a very early date. It would now seem,
judging from the progress of the work, that he
will have instruments ready within six weeks.
Many congratulatory letters have been received
by Mr. Kochmann on his making his debut as a
piano manufacturer.
THE WEGMAN A FAVORITE
Andrew J. Speich & Co., of Syracuse, N. Y.,
have doubled their floor space, and are showing
a very fine line of expensive Wegman pianos,
which are displayed in a handsome parlor. The
Wegman is one of the best sellers of this house,
and it is steadily growing in the favor of Syra-
cusians.
A PRICE & TEEPLE POEM.
The Price & Teeple Piano Co., 206 Wabash
avenue, Chicago, have recently sent out a post-
card to dealers containing an interesting poem
upon the advantages of a personal acquaintance
between the manufacturer and dealer as a step
toward pleasanter business relations and fol-
lowed by an invitation to visit the Price & Teeple
headquarters. The title of the verses is "If," and
the text is as follows:
The Tutting Piano Co., of Asbury Park, N. J.,
are great admirers of the Vough changeable pitch
If I knew you find you knew me.
piano, made by the Vough Piano Co., at Water-
"Tis seldom we would disagree ;
loo, N. Y.., and have been carrying some very ex-
Hut never having yet clasped hand,
cellent advertisements treating of this instru-
Hoth often fail to understand
That each intends to do what's rlg'it.
ment in their local papers. Here is a sample
And treat each other "honor brlg'it."
which, however, loses its effectiveness somewhat,
How little to complain there'd be
owing to the lack of typographical display. It .- ' '
will give an idea, however, of what they think of
_£.
Whenever
we ship you by mistake,
the Vough piano:
v*'I.,
Or in your bill some error make.
"THE VOUGH CHANGEABLE PITCH.
I-'rom irritation you'd be free
If I knew you and you knew me.
"The Vough piano is a thoroughly good all-
Or when the checks don't come on I hue.
round piano, but in one particular it has no rial
And dealers send us "nary" a dime.
competitor.
We'd wait without anxiety
"For those who need a piano for a hotel or
If I knew you and you knew me.
boarding house, this make is particularly useful.
Or when some goods you "tire b.ick,"
In most cases, with a small orchestra, you need
Or make a "kick" on this or that.
We'd take it in guod part, you see.
a piano of high pitch, yet when it comes to ming
If I knew you and you knew me.
it for singing it is desirable and often necessary
With customers ten thousand strong.
to have it at low pitch. This one piano answ'ers
Occasionally things go wrong- -
to both these conditions by simply moving a lit-
Sometimes our fault, sometimes theirs —
Forbearance would decrease all can s.
tle lever at the side of the keyboard. There is
Kind friend, bow pleasant tilings would be.
nothing complicated.about it, and it is ready for
If I knew you and you knew me.
use at a moment's notice.
Then let no doubting thoughts abide
"How many times we have a customer call at
Of firm good faith on either side ;
the store and ask us to have their piano tuned,
Confidence to each other give.
and state they wished it changed from interna-
Living ourselves, let others live.
But any time you come this way,
tional pitch to high pitch; and how few know
- That you will call, we hope and pray,
what this means—a difference of between three
Then face to face we each shall see.
and four tones' strain on the instrument. The
And I'll know yo i and you'll know me.
Vough piano has the same strain upon its back
and strings, whether you wish it to be hign pitch
FOUR CONNER PIANOS IN ONE FAMILY.
or low pitch. The extra strings in the piano is
such a small device that it seems wonderful that
With the purchase of a style 8 Conner piano
no one thought of it before.
by the daughter of a wealthy farmer near South
"Call at our warerooms and examine this in- Bend, Ind., Amos Palmer, the Francis Conner rep-
DEATH OF MRS. JOHNSTON.
The many friends oi' D. S. Johnston will regret
to learn of the death of his wh\j, which occurred
at the family residence in Tacoma, Wash., on
April 27. Mrs. Johnston had been ill for some
time, and her death is regretted by a host or
friends who have paid many tributes to her beau-
tiful character.
IMPORTANT CONGRESS IN MILAN.
An international congress of chambers of com-
merce and allied organizations will be held in
Milan, Italy, on September 24 and 25. Among
the themes to be discussed are the international
penny post, letters of exchange, regulations for
expositions and custom house procedure and sta
tistics, together with other matters of a diplo-
matic nature. Consul Dunning writes advising
American delegates and others intending to be
present at the congress to apply for hotel reser-
vations as far in advance as possible, as Milan
will be crowded with exposition visitors after the
summer season.
FRISCO DEALER LOCATES IN NORFOLK.
i Special to The Heview.)
Norfolk, Va., May 15, 1906.
Samuel First, whose music store on Market
street, San Francisco, was destroyed by fire and
earthquake with $4,000 loss, will shortly open a
similar store in this city.
The annual spring sale of exchanged pianos
and pianolas took place at Aeolian Hall this
week. Over two hundred grand and upright
pianos were on the list, representing all the well-
known makes.
J. R. Stillwell, of Plainwell, Mich., has sold his
piano and organ business to Samuel Walton, for-
merly of Tranverse City, who will continue same.
THE
GROWTH OF EXPORT TRADE
Discussed from the English Standpoint—Its
Increase Astonishing in View of the Enor-
mous Volume of Home Business—In Slack
Times Our Competition to be Feared.
" .4;
(Special to The Uovlew.)
''•'- • , /Washington, D. C., May 14, 1906.
An English view of American prosperity is pre
sented in a report on the trade of the United
States for 1905 by British Commercial Agent
Ball, a copy of whose report to the British For-
eign Office has just reached the Department of
Commerce and Labor.
The report refers to the absorption of over
1,000,000 immigrants "without affecting the labor
market," the increase of money in circulation,
etc., and says:
"In dealing with the exports from the United
States during 1905, the first thing that strikes
one is the fact that notwithstanding the enor-
mous volume of the home trade, the value of
manufactured articles exported should have in-
creased to such an extent.
"If this is possible during such times as these,
when every industry is fully occupied, it is not
difficult to imagine what will be the result when
the home demand slackens and when the manu-
facturers who have so greatly enlarged and ex-
tended their works to meet the extra demand for
their products are obliged to look for extended
markets outside the United States to keep their
mills and factories fully employed.
"When it is remembered that it is only by
keeping their work-, running to the fullest extent,
and thus keeping expenses down to the lowest
point, that renders it possible for the majority
of the manufacturers in this country to compete
in foreign markets, one can realize how essen-
tial it is that they find neutral markets, where
their surplus products can be disposed of.
"There are no signs of this great activity de-
creasing. On the cantrary, there is every indica-
tion that the present year will he quite as pros-
perous as the past, or more so. The country was
never more prosperous than at present. Indus-
trial operations are carried on upon a larger
scale than ever."
VOUGH ADVERTISING.
The Good Work of the Tusting Piano Co., Who
Are Great Believers in This Instrument.
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
strument. It is interesting from a purely scien-
tific standpoint, even if you are not thinking of
buying a piano.
"THK
TrsTiNc; PIANO CO.
"Fusting Building. Mattison and Bond,
"Asbury Park, N. J."
DESIRE MELVIN BANCROFT TO CONTINUE.
9
r; tentative in that city, has succeeded in plac-
ing four Conner pianos in one family. The fact
that this make of piano has been purchased in
every instance offers a tribute to the tonal qual-
ities and excellence of construction of the Conner
pianos that is very gratifying to the maker. This
instance is merely a climax to a number of .simi-
lar marks of recognition that have come to the
attention of Mr. Conner.
(Special to The Urview.)
Lowell, Mass., May 17, 1906.
EVERETT PRESTIGE GROWING.
A meeting of the creditors of Melvin Bancroft,
the piano stool and chair manufacturer, was held
The Everett Piano Co. are experiencing an un-
yesterday to arrange for carrying on the busi-
precedented demand for their instruments in
ness. The liabilities are $14,325.74, with assets every section of the country. This is due un-
of $4,000, as shown in the book accounts. The questionably to the splendid campaign of pub-
assets also include stock on hand, machinery, licity resulting from the tours of such great ar-
etc., upon which no value has been placed. The tists as Reisenauer and others. That dealers
creditors are desirous of seeing Mr. Bancroft get handling the Everett throughout the country are
safely out of his financial difficulties, as they great believers in its artistic merits is evident
have full confidence in him, and are making from the clever advertisements which they carry
every effort in that direction.
in the local papers. The Everett asserts its poi-
tion wherever heard or tested, hence the demand
MORRIS STEINERT WITNESSES ERUPTION. is constantly growing for these instruments.
Morris Steinert, of New Haven, Conn., re-
turned recently from a trip abroad, during which
he witnessed a portion of the eruption while the
steamer on which he sailed for America was an-
chored at Naples. A number of passengers went
ashore on a tug in order to obtain a better view
of the mountain, and they had to have their
faces masked in order to protect them from the
hot ashes.
ESTABROOK OPENS STORE IN BATH, N. Y.
(Special to The Review.)
Bath. N. Y., May 14. 190(5.
I. N. Estabrook, the Corning (N. Y.) piano
dealer who recently opened new warerooms in
this place, has put in a fine stock of Emerson,
Haines Bros., Ludwig Schulz, Marshall & Wen-
dell pianos and Angelus players. His showrooms
are at 220 Liberty street.
REINHARD KOCHMANN'S PROGRESS.
Reinhard Kochmann, who recently opened up
his new piano factory at 553-555 East 140th street,
is making every effort to have pianos on the mar-
ket at a very early date. It would now seem,
judging from the progress of the work, that he
will have instruments ready within six weeks.
Many congratulatory letters have been received
by Mr. Kochmann on his making his debut as a
piano manufacturer.
THE WEGMAN A FAVORITE
Andrew J. Speich & Co., of Syracuse, N. Y.,
have doubled their floor space, and are showing
a very fine line of expensive Wegman pianos,
which are displayed in a handsome parlor. The
Wegman is one of the best sellers of this house,
and it is steadily growing in the favor of Syra-
cusians.
A PRICE & TEEPLE POEM.
The Price & Teeple Piano Co., 206 Wabash
avenue, Chicago, have recently sent out a post-
card to dealers containing an interesting poem
upon the advantages of a personal acquaintance
between the manufacturer and dealer as a step
toward pleasanter business relations and fol-
lowed by an invitation to visit the Price & Teeple
headquarters. The title of the verses is "If," and
the text is as follows:
The Tutting Piano Co., of Asbury Park, N. J.,
are great admirers of the Vough changeable pitch
If I knew you find you knew me.
piano, made by the Vough Piano Co., at Water-
"Tis seldom we would disagree ;
loo, N. Y.., and have been carrying some very ex-
Hut never having yet clasped hand,
cellent advertisements treating of this instru-
Hoth often fail to understand
That each intends to do what's rlg'it.
ment in their local papers. Here is a sample
And treat each other "honor brlg'it."
which, however, loses its effectiveness somewhat,
How little to complain there'd be
owing to the lack of typographical display. It .- ' '
will give an idea, however, of what they think of
_£.
Whenever
we ship you by mistake,
the Vough piano:
v*'I.,
Or in your bill some error make.
"THE VOUGH CHANGEABLE PITCH.
I-'rom irritation you'd be free
If I knew you and you knew me.
"The Vough piano is a thoroughly good all-
Or when the checks don't come on I hue.
round piano, but in one particular it has no rial
And dealers send us "nary" a dime.
competitor.
We'd wait without anxiety
"For those who need a piano for a hotel or
If I knew you and you knew me.
boarding house, this make is particularly useful.
Or when some goods you "tire b.ick,"
In most cases, with a small orchestra, you need
Or make a "kick" on this or that.
We'd take it in guod part, you see.
a piano of high pitch, yet when it comes to ming
If I knew you and you knew me.
it for singing it is desirable and often necessary
With customers ten thousand strong.
to have it at low pitch. This one piano answ'ers
Occasionally things go wrong- -
to both these conditions by simply moving a lit-
Sometimes our fault, sometimes theirs —
Forbearance would decrease all can s.
tle lever at the side of the keyboard. There is
Kind friend, bow pleasant tilings would be.
nothing complicated.about it, and it is ready for
If I knew you and you knew me.
use at a moment's notice.
Then let no doubting thoughts abide
"How many times we have a customer call at
Of firm good faith on either side ;
the store and ask us to have their piano tuned,
Confidence to each other give.
and state they wished it changed from interna-
Living ourselves, let others live.
But any time you come this way,
tional pitch to high pitch; and how few know
- That you will call, we hope and pray,
what this means—a difference of between three
Then face to face we each shall see.
and four tones' strain on the instrument. The
And I'll know yo i and you'll know me.
Vough piano has the same strain upon its back
and strings, whether you wish it to be hign pitch
FOUR CONNER PIANOS IN ONE FAMILY.
or low pitch. The extra strings in the piano is
such a small device that it seems wonderful that
With the purchase of a style 8 Conner piano
no one thought of it before.
by the daughter of a wealthy farmer near South
"Call at our warerooms and examine this in- Bend, Ind., Amos Palmer, the Francis Conner rep-
DEATH OF MRS. JOHNSTON.
The many friends oi' D. S. Johnston will regret
to learn of the death of his wh\j, which occurred
at the family residence in Tacoma, Wash., on
April 27. Mrs. Johnston had been ill for some
time, and her death is regretted by a host or
friends who have paid many tributes to her beau-
tiful character.
IMPORTANT CONGRESS IN MILAN.
An international congress of chambers of com-
merce and allied organizations will be held in
Milan, Italy, on September 24 and 25. Among
the themes to be discussed are the international
penny post, letters of exchange, regulations for
expositions and custom house procedure and sta
tistics, together with other matters of a diplo-
matic nature. Consul Dunning writes advising
American delegates and others intending to be
present at the congress to apply for hotel reser-
vations as far in advance as possible, as Milan
will be crowded with exposition visitors after the
summer season.
FRISCO DEALER LOCATES IN NORFOLK.
i Special to The Heview.)
Norfolk, Va., May 15, 1906.
Samuel First, whose music store on Market
street, San Francisco, was destroyed by fire and
earthquake with $4,000 loss, will shortly open a
similar store in this city.
The annual spring sale of exchanged pianos
and pianolas took place at Aeolian Hall this
week. Over two hundred grand and upright
pianos were on the list, representing all the well-
known makes.
J. R. Stillwell, of Plainwell, Mich., has sold his
piano and organ business to Samuel Walton, for-
merly of Tranverse City, who will continue same.
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