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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
Pianos and Other Musical Instruments Shipped
Abroad from the Port of New York for the
Week Just Ended—An Interesting Array of
Musical Specialties for Foreign Countries.
dent by his own wilful misconduct. In case of
death, the amount of compensation is to be a
sum equal to the wages earned in the same or
similar employment during the three previous
years, and in the case of total or partial disable-
ment, a weekly payment not exceeding $5.
(Special to The Kevlevv.)
THE LYON & HEALY REPAIR TRUCK.
OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS.
Washington, D. C, Feb. 11, 1907.
The following were the exports of musical in- The Lightest, Strongest, Most Practical Truck
Ever
Built—A
Necessity for Shop and
struments and kindred lines from the Port of
Factory Worth Considering.
New York for the week just ended:
Acajutla—4 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
The illustration herewith shows the new Lyon
terial, $287.
Bangkok—4 pkgs. talking machines and ma- & Healy repair truck, designed for quick, con-
venient handling of pianos.
terial, $287.
It is made of selected kiln-dried heavy oak in
v ,Berlin—167 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
skeleton form, and is extremely light, while
terial, $1,734.
Bombay—16 pkgs. talking machines and ma- powerful braces and cross-braces insure the full-
est measure of strength.
terial, $281.
The rocker and all metal parts are of latest
Bremen—11 cases piano players and material,
$1,044; 1 case organs and material, $150; 1 pkg. process Bessemer steel, which is the lightest and
strongest material that could be used for this
talking machines and material, $100.
purpose. Wide-tired stationary front wheels
Bristol—3 cases organ material, $150.
Brussels—176 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $1,251.
Callao—6 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $574.
Christiania—3 cases organ material, $5,262.
Colon—8 pkgs. talking machines and material,
$367.
Copenhagen—4 cases organs, $200.
Glasgow—16 cases organs, $3,800; 8 pkgs. talk-
ing machines and material, $237.
Guayaquil—6 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $253.
LYON & IIKALY REPAIR TRUCK.
Hamburg—20 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $717; 4 cases piano players and material, make it possible to truck a piano from place to
place without tilting or swinging out of line.
$350.
A unique advantage which this truck possesses
Havana—1 case piano player and material,
$100; 24 pkgs. talking machines and material, is the fact that one man can thus easily handle
$323; 389 pkgs. talking machines and material, the heaviest instrument, as he is called upon to
$8,806; 46 cases piano players and material, $16,- lift actually less than one-tenth of the weight
of the instrument.
000; 39 cases organs, $1,223.
Havre—12 pkgs. talking machines and ma- The truck will accommodate a piano either flat
terial, $12,000; 3 cases pianos and material, $15,- or in a three-quarters position. Capacity, 1,200
pounds. It is shipped knocked down, weight
000; 2 cases music, $119.
Kobe—51 pkgs. talking machines and material, about 75 pounds.
$2,434.
Leipzig—1 case piano player and material,
TRADEMARKS IN ARGENTINA.
$375.
Lisbon—3 pkgs. talking machines and ma- Registry Is Necessary to Protect Foreign Goods.
terial, $107.
Liverpool—8 cases organs, $900.
(Special to The Review.)
Manila—9 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
Washington, D. C, Feb. 12, 1907.
terial, $285.
Consul-General Alban G. Snyder, of Buenos
Matanzas—22 pkgs. talking machines and ma- Ayres, calls American manufacturers' attention
terial, $172; 1 case piano player and material, to the absolute necessity of registering their
$100.
trade-marks in Argentina if they wish to enjoy
Montevideo—9 pkgs. talking machines and ma- exclusive use of their marks in that country. He
terial, $244.
writes:
Naples—5 cases pianos, $670.
"The appropriation of foreign trade-marks has
Palermo—2 cases pianos, $300.
reached a very serious stage in recent years, and
Port Au Prince—2 cases pianos and material, if manufacturers do not wish to become the vic-
$482.
tims of unscrupulous business firms or indi-
Rosario—33 pkgs. talking machines and ma- viduals (provided some of them have not already
terial, $1,469.
experienced this sharp practice) they should take
Singapore—5 cases organs, $203.
warning from the experience of others. Until
St. Petersburg—68 pkgs. talking machines and the Argentine law is changed the registry of
material, $3,804.
trade-marks is the only way to combat this class
Stockholm—31 cases organ material, $1,770.
of men, who make it their object to profit by
Valparaiso—2 cases piano players and ma- the brains and business ability of their superiors.
terial, $600; 1 case pianos and material, $203.
"If an Argentine firm usurps the mark of a
Vera Cruz—1 case pianos and material, $400; foreign manufacturer and registers it, then the
1 case music, $150.
real owner is helpless, for the new owner can
Vienna—18 pkgs. talking machines and ma- take legal action against the real owner of the
terial, $505.
mark for imitating or fraudulent use of same.
Zurich—12 cases organs, $2,400.
The rightful owner may even have his merchan-
dise excluded from the market simply because
it bears his own- mark. It has happened that for-
A STRINGENT ENGLISH LAW.
eign manufacturers have had to leave the mar-
ket after having spent much time and money in
Piano manufacturers and other employers of
labor will be interested in the stringent act just building up their business, or have had to pay
passed in England, to become operative July 1, an indemnity to a local firm which has been
which provides for compensation, in case of in- brazen enough to register a world known mark.
jury or death caused by accident, to any work-
"Not only do local manufacturers appropriate
man employed in stores, work rooms or other foreign trade-marks, but likewise mark their
kind of employment. Moreover, as was the case wares so as to convey the impression that they
heretofore, an employer cannot set up as a de- are of foreign manufacture, thereby increasing
fense that the workman brought about the acci- the fraudulent practice, and they carry this on
by means of protection laws. Until such time
as these evils are corrected, American manufac-
turers should see that their trade-marks are reg-
istered, provided the market is worth their time
and attention."
SHIPPERS MAY PAY MORE.
Railroads Plan to Make Up for Rise in Wages
Obtained by Employes.
(Special to The Review.)
Chicago, 111., Feb. 10, 1907.
It is said that by action taken the other day
at a meeting held here by the executive officials
of Eastern lines the railroads of the country
have paved the way to make up for the millions
they recently handed out to their employes in
the way of increased wages. The shipper is to
pay.
The proposition is to increase the rates on
nearly all of the main commodities 10 per cent,
by increasing the minimum which it is permit-
ted to load into a car. If the plan is successful
in the East it undoubtedly will be followed by
the lines south of the Ohio River, and then by
the lines to the Pacific Ocean.
Traffic men declare that, despite the fact that
the size of freight cars has increased two and
even three-fold, there has been little or no in-
crease in the minimum allowed in a car, with
the result that the shippers have not taken ad-
vantage of the added facilities offered them.
STIEFFS NEW QUARTERS IN HARRISBURG
(Special to The Review.)
Harrisburg, Pa., Feb. 11, 1907.
The piano house of Charles M. Stieff, which
for the last several years was located at 208
North Second street, in the Donaldson Building,
was on Saturday removed to 24 North Second
street, formerly occupied by the Oyler piano
firm.
CAN'T BEAT THESE PIANO MEN.
William G. Ward, a piano dealer of Winsted,
Conn., who recently changed his residence from
Pratt Hill to Main street, moved the red-hot
stove without drawing the fire, and, in fact, car-
ried sufficient fuel to keep the fire going during
the journey. No use talking, some of these hust-
ling piano dealers certainly are "hot stuff."
DISTINCTIVELY HIGH GKADE"
S6e CHRISTMAN
STUDIO GRAND
is the greatest success of the day.
It possesses a scale of rare even-
ness, atone of remarkable sonority
and richness, with a quality that
is highly orchestral. Our latest
styles of Grands and Uprights
mark a decided advance in the art
of piano-making. We court inves-
tigation. Some territory still open.
CHRISTMAN SONS, Manufacturer.
FACTORY AND OFFICE:
WAREROOMS:
869-873 East 137th St.
NEW
35 West 14th Si.
YORK