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THE
Leeds—3 pkgs. talking machines and material, the change in management following the death
$249.
of General James A. Guest, of Burlington, late
Pianos and Other Musical Instruments Shipped
Leipzig—1 case musical instruments, $300; 9 president of the company.
Abroad from the Port of New York for the cases organs, $900.
The Des Moines branch will be under the con-
Week Just Ended—An Interesting Array of
Liverpool—2 cases musical instruments, $133; trol of C. H. Lister and C. H. Griffith, who has
Musical Specialties for Foreign Countries.
lo cases organs, $949; 5 cases pianos and ma- been connected with the house as manager, will
terial, $666; 126 talking machines and material, be retained in the employ of the reorganized
(Special to The Review.)
$807.
company.
Washington, D. C., Dec. 10, 1906.
London—8 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
The following were the exports of musical in-
terial, $406; 12 cases pianos and material, $1,076;
UNIFORM BILL OF LADING.
struments and kindred lines from the Port of
31 pkgs. talking machines and material, $1,848;
New York for the week just ended:
Long
Dispute
Between Railroads and Shippers
5 cases piano players and material, $485; 1,672
Adelaide—507 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
Settled.
pkgs. talking machines and material, $24,919; 17
terial, ?15,350; 36 cases organs and material,
cases pianos and material, $7,200; 6 cases piano
(Special to The Review.j
$2,898; 15 cases piano players and material,
material, $1,725; 9 cases organs, $333; 249 cases
Chicago, 111., Dec. 10, 1906.
?l,500; 3 cases pianos and material, $400.
pianos, $498.
Piano manufacturers and members of the trade
Berlin—1 case pianos and material, $400; 257
Manaos—11 pkgs. talking machines and ma- in general will be interested to know the dispute
pkgs. talking machines and material, $2,935.
terial, $592.
over a uniform bill of lading, which has been car-
Bradford—50 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
Manchester—157 pkgs. talking machines and ried on between Eastern railroads and shippers
terial, $249.
material, $1,234; 3 cases pianos and material, for the last six years, has been settled at a con-
Brussels—1 pkg. talking machines and ma-
$3'ii>.
ference here of representatives of railroads and
terial, $120.
Montevideo—43 pkgs. talking machines and the Illinois Manufacturers' Association and other
Buenos Ayres—11 pkgs. talking machines and
material, $3,483; 4 cases organs and material, organizations of shippers.
material, $978; 35 pkgs. talking machines and
$600; 4 cases pianos and material, $520.
The principal points in dispute were whether
material, $1,084; 9 cases pianos and material,
Newcastle—68 pkgs. talking machines and ma- initial carriers should be held responsible for
$1,210; 8 cases organs and material, $693; 9
terial, $421.
damage or loss of shipments, and whether rail-
pkgs. talking machines and material, $786; 6
Oporto—7 pkgs. talking machines and material, roads could compel shippers to pay a premium
cases music, $454; 12 cases piano players and
$114.
of 20 per cent, over published rates in order to
material, $1,080.
Santiago—20 pkgs. talking machines and ma- obtain compensation under the common law for
Calcutta—5 pkgs. talking machines and ma- terial, $634; 6 cases music, $164.
lost or damaged freight.
terial, $197.
Sheffield—112 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
The Carmack amendment to the Interstate
Cape Town—451 pkgs. talking machines and
terial, $855.
Commerce law settled these two points in favor
material, $14,732; 20 cases organ material, $7.68.
St. Johns—1 case pianos and material, $117.
of the shippers. At to-day's conference repre-
Cardiff—7 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
St. Petersburg—30 pk^s. talking machines and sentatives of railroads agreed not to oppose the
terial, $389; 50 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
material, $1,138; 1 case organs and material, law on this point. They also agreed that bills
terial, $323.
$100.
of lading may be made negotiable as in the past.
Colon—2 cases pianos and material, $268.
Stuttgart—2 cases piano players and material,
The uniform bill of lading in a form satisfac-
Corinto—2 cases pianos and material, $136; 5 $630.
tory
to shippers will go into effect on all the
pkgs. talking machines and material, $1,347.
Surinam—2 cases pianos, $232.
Eastern railroads January 1. In all probability
Glasgow—81 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
Tampico—4 cases piano material, $1,910.
the same form will be adopted in a short time by
terial, $1,684; 13 cases organs and material,
Trinidad—5 pkgs. talking machines and ma- the Western roads.
$1,245.
terial, $135; 2 cases piano material, $250.
Halifax—1 case pianos and material, $250.
Vienna—4 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
BENEDICT'S GOOD PUBLICITY.
Hamburg—6 cases piano players and material, terial, $134.
$640; 5 cases pianos and material, $468; 13 pkgs.
Joseph Benedict, a piano dealer, of Galesburg,
Warsaw—6 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
talking machines-and material, $401; 14 cases
111., puzzled the citizens of that city recently
terial, $153.
pianos and material, $511; 6 cases piano players
with what he called the "music mad king," who
and material, $525; 8 cases organs and material,
absolutely refused to laugh. A man who could
GUEST
CO.
BRANCH
EXPAND.
$"00; 6 cases music, $585.
control his features was made up to represent a
Havana—47 cases piano players and material,
(Special to The Review.)
wax figure similar to the "Psycho" of other days,
$275; 27 pkgs. talking machines and material,
Des Moines, Iowa, Dec. 10, 1906.
and after keeping a serene countenance for some
$305; 16 pkgs. talking machines and material,
As a direct result of the confidence inspired in time was scheduled to laugh at an appointed
$516; 14 pkgs. talking machines and material, the business interests by the present expansion time. An immense crowd was on hand to see that
$328; 1 case pianos and material, $350.
movement, the branch of the Guest Piano Co. in laugh among which Mr. Benedict is said to have
Havre—9 pkgs. talking machines and material, Des Moines is about to enlarge its field from a discovered a number of excellent prospects.
$466; 3 cases pianos and material, $500; 28 pkgs. purely local one to a jobbing business covering
the entire west and northern part of the State.
talking machines and material, $1,415.
Weaver & Kilian, who conducted a piano store
Kingston—1 case organs and material, $125; 1 The local retail business will still be attended to in Miamisburg, Ohio, have dissolved partnership,
and Des Moines made the central distributing Wilbur Kilian continuing the business. He will
case pianos and material, $125.
have branches in both Bellbrook and Wawnes-
La Guayra—3 pkgs. talking machines and ma- point for a large wholesale trade.
ville, Ohio.
This change has come partly as a result of
terial, $149.
OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS.
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