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THE: MUSIC TRADE
OUR FOREION CUSTOMERS.
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.
(Special to The Review.)
REVIEW
cal Manuscript Society of New York, a Knight
Templar, and has been a director of the Choral
Society. As second vice-president he has charge
of the business of the W. F. Frederick Music
Co. of this city."
MAY BURY OLD SQUARES AT SEA.
Washington, D. C, April 20, 1908.
Lewis H. Clement Suggests a Feature of Enter-
The following were the exports of musical in-
tainment at Next Convention.
struments and kindred lines from the port of
Lewis H. Clement, of New York, has made a
New York for the week just ended:
unique proposition anent the coming convention
Auckland—5 cases organ material, $110.
of the National Piano Dealers' Association. He
Berlin—39 cases pianolas, $6,675.
proposes that a steamer or barge be chartered
Belize—1 case pianos and material, $253.
Buenos Ayres—211 pkgs. talking machines and and loaded with as many old squares as it can
material, $10,545; 3 cases organs, $161; 5 cases possibly carry, run well out to sea, say some
fifteen or twenty miles, and there plant these
pianos and material, $1,203.
Callao—2 pkgs. talking machines and material, antiquated boxes where they will no longer
prove a menace to the trade.
$391; 1 case music goods, $131.
If this feature is carried out it will not be
Colon—2 cases pianos, $650.
Constantinople—1 case pianos and material, with the official sanction of President Crew or
the officers of the National Association of Piano
$215.
Delagoa Bay—1 case pianos and material, Dealers, but will, as in the event of the Atlantic
City arrangement, be a solely private enterprise,
$200.
conducted by those who have a feeling that a
Genoa—3 cases pianos and material, $1,200.
Hamburg—3 pkgs. talking machines and ma- public demonstration illustrating how valueless
these old squares are, will be of great benefit
terial, $250.
to the trade. A special committee will doubtless
Havre—1 case musical goods, $155.
Havana—21 pkgs. talking machines and mate- be appointed for the carrying out of this fea-
rial, $2,030; 4 ^ases piano players and material, ture if the plan is carried out, and the service
of consigning the old instruments to the sea
$1,100.
Kingston—9 pkgs. talking machines and mate- will no doubt be appropriately embellished. It
is probable on this occasion a large number of
rial, $240.
squares
will be forever dispensed with.
Laguayra—1 pkg. talking machines and mate-
rial, $152; 1 case pianos and material, $315.
CAMERON BRINGS SUIT
Liverpool—29 cases organs, $917; 14 cases
organs and material, $452; 3 cases organs, $114.
London—8 cases pianos and material, $1,810; For Libel Against Former School Commissioner
—Case Grows Out of Recent Scandal Regard-
90 pkgs. talking machines and material, $5,052;
ing Pianos in Public Schools.
11 cases organs, $717; 29 cases piano players
and material, $6,197; 8 cases music, $644; 3 pkgs.
Papers in a suit for libel in the sum of
talking machines and material, $113; 49 pkgs. $120,000 were filed last Saturday against John
talking machines and material, $1,827; 84 cases A. Wilbur, former school commissioner, by the
pianos and material, $24,545.
attorneys for Caleb W. Cameron, the inspector
Melbourne—4 cases pianos, $317; 7 cases or- of masonry, who, after being on trial for several
gans, $992.
weeks, charged with approving second-hand
Montevideo—2 pkgs. talking machines and ma- pianos for schools, which were paid for as new
terial, $927.
ones, was finally reinstated on March 28.
Moscow—4 cases piano player material, $353.
The complaint alleges that on Dec. 23 Mr.
Port Limon—-17 pkgs. talking machines and Wilbur "stated to the building committee that
material, $307.
in his opinion Mr. Cameron was a 'grafter,' and
Puerto Barrios—8 cases piano players and ma- charged that he had accepted about $100 each
terial, $601; 25 pkgs. talking machines and ma- for many second-hand pianos that he well knew
terial, $795.
did not come up to contract."
Rome—1 case pianos and material, $235.
Damages are asked on eight causes for action,
Savanilla—3 pkgs. talking machines and ma- each of which is based on alleged malicious in-
terial, $334.
tent to injure Mr. Cameron's character and repu-
Surinam—6 pkgs. talking machines and mate- tation, and on each count damages amounting to
rial, $182.
$15,000 are demanded. The suit is brought in
Tampico—6 cases piano material, $568.
the Supreme Court in Kings County.
Valparaiso—17 pkgs. talking machines and
material, $387.
PIQUA PIANO CO. MAKE THEIR DEBUT.
Vera Cruz—25 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
(Special to The Review.)
terial, $889.
Piqua, O., April 20, 1908.
Zurich—1 case organs, $290.
The Piqua Piano Co. will on May 1 succeed
the Piqua Tuning Co., which recently opened
D. G. PFEIFER'S 45TH BIRTHDAY.
offices in this city. A. E. Schmalzigan, proprie-
D. G. Pfeiffer, vice-president and Washington tor of the present company, and formerly man-
(D. C.) manager of the W. F. Frederick Music ager for the Starr Piano Co. in that city, will
Co., was honored on the occasion of his recent become the president and general manager of
birthday by the publication of the following the new concern, and with him will be asso-
item, in connection with his photograph, in the ciated several Piqua and Cincinnati business
Evening Star of that city, under the caption, men. The business of the present firm will be
"This is His Birthday": "Forty-five years ago continued until May 1, after which the new com-
to-day there was joy in Newport, R. I., for in pany will take active charge and install a large
that city of renown and social activity D. G. line of pianos.
Pfeiffer was born. Soon after, about 1865, he
forsook Newport for Annapolis, Md., where his
SCHTJELKE ORGAN CO. INCORPORATED.
father organized the Naval Academy Band.
The William Schuelke Organ Co., Milwaukee,
Brought up in a musical atmosphere, it was not
strange that young Pfeiffer should go to selling Wis., have incorporated with a capital of $10,000.
pianos when the time came for him to support Directors—Fred C. Ellis, C. Baumgarth, and
himself, and he's been selling them, and lots of James T. Drought.
them, ever since.
A. J. Morrise'y has recently opened a piano
"Incidentally, he studied the scientific side of store at 121 East Main street, Marshalltown, la.,
piano making in Germany, France, Switzerland where he will carry the Kimball exclusively.
and Italy, and during his busy life has found
time to appear, with credit to himself, on the T. G. Buchan will shortly open a new piano
concert platform. He is a member of the Musi- store in the Keuper building, Burlington, Wis.
Keg. U S. Pat. Off.
Right now is the best
time of the year for piano
dealers to take hold of
the Victor.
The Victor is an all-year-'round
money-maker—keeps
tilings moving
in summer when the piano business is
dull.
Many of the best people want the
Victor in their summer homes, and a
considerable number of them buy the
higher-priced Victor models—the Vic-
tor-Victrola and the Aux-e-to-phone.
Thousands of people buy the Victor.
to take with them on their vacations.
And many Victor owners buy new
records specially to take away for the
summer.
There are scores of prospective Vic-
tor purchasers among your customers,
and in your vicinity.
them in line now?
Why not get
An early start
now means an established, profitable
Victor business for you by the time
your
piano
sales
reach
low-water
mark.
Victor profits are generous; the
selling is easy, and the continued sale
of records alone gives you a steady,
permanent income.
Best of all—you
don't have to invest big capital.
Make up your mind to get the im-
mediate benefit of this good Victor
business in your territory.
Write to
us for particulars to-day.
Victor Talking Machine Co.
Camden, N . J., U. S. A.
Berliner Gramophone Co., Montreal,
Canadian Distributors.
To get best results, use only Victor Needles
on Victor Records.