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THE
OUR FOREIGN 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 Abroad.
(Special to The Review.)
Washington, D. C, July 12, 1910.
The following were the exports of musical in-
struments and kindred lines from the port of
New York for the week just ended:
Adelaide—2 pkgs. music rolls, $110.
Berlin—36 cases pianos and material, $827.
Budapest—1 case pianos and material, $300.
Calcutta—1 case pianos and material, $300.
Cape Town—107 pkgs. talking machines and
material, $2,245.
Castille—2 cases pianos and material, $800.
Colon—6 pkgs. talking machines and material,
$190; 1 case pianos and material, $210; 5 pkgs.
phonographic goods and material, $176.
Guayaquil—3 pkgs. talking machines and mate-
rial, $224.
Hamburg—14 cases pianos and material, $743.
Havana—6 pkgs. phonographic goods and mate-
rial, $414.
London—2 cases music, $124; 7 cases organs
and material, $140; 2 cases piano-players and mate-
rial, $175.
Limon—7 pkgs. phonographic goods and mate-
rial, $155.
Liverpool—5 cases organs and material, $431.
Port of Spain—3 pkgs. phonographic goods and
material, $273.
Prague—1 case piano-players and material, $700.
Rio de Janeiro—2 cases pianos and material,
$725; 8 cased piano-players and material, $2,100;
25 pkgs. phonographic goods and material, $1,949;
2 cases music rolls, $103.
St. Thomas—20 cases pianos and material, $174.
Tampico—39 pkgs. phonographic goods and mate-
rial, $1,749; 6 cases pianos and material, $1,325.
Vera Cruz—15 pkgs. phonographic goods and
material, $308; 1 case pianos and material, $290.
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before Aug. 1. He also added that he believed
this was the strongest kind of evidence that the
new Weser line had made a hit.
BONCI TO USE THE KNABE.
Famous Tenor a Great Admirer of This Instru-
ment and Will Use It on His Coming Concert
Tour of the United States.
Alessandro Bonci, the celebrated operatic tenor,
who will be heard in concert next season in all
parts of America, will use the Knabe piano on his
tour. He is a great admirer of the Knabe tone
and in a letter sent to Wm. Knabe & Co. on May
16 just previous to his departure for his home in
Italy, he wrote:
"Gentlemen—On this, my first individual concert
tour, I have at last an opportunity to choose the
piano which to me represents the ideal instrument
for the singer. It has always been my desire to
possess for my own use and for the accompani-
ment for my songs an instrument that not only
vibrates in unison with a fine voice, but which
always possesses that sympathetic and sustaining
quality, which blends so beautifully.
"All your instruments, from the smallest upright
to your concert grand, are wonderful achievements.
Your little Mignonette Grand, which has been ad-
mired by all my confreres, is simply a wonder. I
sincerely believe, gentlemen, that to you belongs tin-
palm for the greatest achievement of piano mak-
ing."
TRADE SHOWS HEAVY GAIN.
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which will shortly be gotten out by this company.
The contest, which was closed last week, resulted
in Mrs. Edward Lawless getting the prize, her
suggestion of the name "Gloria" being deemed the
most acceptable.
N. P. T. A. PROGRESS.
Secretary Shearer's Good Work—Association
Now Has a Membership of 246—By-Laws
Being Printed.
The officers of the National Piano Travelers'
Association are now engaged in bringing up to
date the records of all members, and Secretary
Shearer has been sending out new forms on which
are to be accurately stated names and addresses,
as well as particulars of the firms employing each.
The N. P. T. A. now shows the respectable total
of two hundred and forty-six members. A number
of new names were added during the recent con-
vention at Richmond.
It is believed that the coining year will be the
greatest in the history of the association. The by-
laws adopted at the Richmond convention are now
being printed and will be delivered to members at
the same time as the new directory, which now
awaits only the receipt of the new records men-
tioned above.
DE MOLL ENLARGEMENT.
Work Commenced This Week on Addition to
Their Quarters in Washington.
(Special to The Review.)
Washington, D. C, July 10, 1910.
Work will begin in a few days on the addition
to be made to the new building of the firm of
(Special to The Review.)
C). J. DeMoll & Co., dealers in player-pianos,' at
Washington, D. C, July 10, 1910.
12th and G streets northwest.
Trade of the United States with its non-con-
In order to increase the size of the quarters the
tiguous territories for the fiscal year just ended firm contemplate the annexing of the adjoining
aggregated about $190,000,000, according to statis- building at 618 12th street northwest. This will
tics of the Department of Commerce and Labor. be done by tearing down the partition walls.
The department contrasts this with the record of
The growth of the firm's business in the past
1897, when the trade with non-contiguous territories eight years has been phenomenal. The company
FOREIGN TRADE-MARKS IN JAPAN.
aggregated only $35,000,000.
began business in 1902 at 1231 G street, and after
Statistics show that for eleven months of the six years built the new building, but within a year
"In consequence of the coming into operation of
the new Japanese trade-mark law on November last fiscal year the shipments from the United it is found that the quarters are still inadequate
1, a mark known to the public to belong to a cer- States to Porto Rico, Hawaii, the Philippines, to the demands of the growing business.
tain person now receives an indirect protection Guam, Midway, Tutuila and Alaska amounted to
under Article 11. (5), which prohibits the regis- $75,000,000, and the shipments therefrom to the Wagner & Risley have opened piano warerooms
tration of marks identical with, or similar to marks United States $96,600,000. This trade, both ex- at 33 South Sixteenth street, Philadelphia, Pa., and
belonging to another person, which are well known port and import, was larger than that of the pre- are handling the Steger instruments.
ceding year.
to the public, and are used on the same kind of
goods," says a consular communication to the The largest percentage of gain was in the
'DISTINCTIVELY HIGH GRADE*
Philippines, to which the recent tariff act extended
British Trade Review (London).
"While the advisability of obtaining the regis- the privilege of interchange of merchandise free of
tration of trade-marks remains undiminished un- duty. Imports from the Philippines in the eleven
der the new law, the owner of an unregistered months ending with May, 1910, were valued at
trade-mark, should he desire to enjoy the benefit $15,887,418, against $8,860,429 in the same months
of the provision referred to, must make it clear of 1909. Exports for the corresponding periods
that his mark is well known to the public, and in amounted to $15,140,445 in 1910 and $9,825,083 in
order to establish this fact it is not sufficient to 1909.
say that a specimen is filed at the Japanese Pat-
ent Office. Accordingly, in sending specimens of
"SHERWOOD'S INCORPORATED.'
unregistered trade-marks to that office, it is now
highly desirable to state where and how long the
"Sherwood's Incorporated" is the title of a New
marks have been used, and to give any other
York concern which registered with the Secretary
particulars which establish the fact that they are
of State at Albany, this week, for the purpose
well known to the public. The Consul adds that
of dealing in music, musical instruments, books,
in future, therefore, when owners of trade-marks
etc. Capital stock is placed at $75,000, and the
send copies of their marks to him, with a view
incorporators are R. E. Sherwood, P. Sherwood,
to their transmission to the Japanese Patent Bu-
Flatbush, and E. Ingroin, N'ew York City.
reau, it is advisable that they should comply with
this recommendation of the Director, but he again
ROBT. L. LOUD TO OPEN IN BATH.
observes that it is far safer to register marks
than to trust to this indirect form of protection."
is the greatest success of the day
Emmett H. Gleason has been appointed manager
It possesses a scale of rare even-
of the branch piano store to be opened by Robt. L.
ness,
a tone of remarkable sonority
Loud,
of
Buffalo,
in
Bath,
N.
Y.
In
the
establish-
JUNE WESER'S BEST MONTH.
and richness, with a quality that
ment which is now being renovated and prepared
Sales Manager Bauer Reports Constant Growth
is highly orchestral.
Our latest
for occupancy a full line of Knabe, Hazelton,
of the Business of the House.
styles of Grands and Uprights
Behning, Crown and other pianos will be handled.
mark a decided advance in the art
H. R. Bauer, who so ably looks after the sales
of piano making. We court inves-
'GLORIA" THE NAME SELECTED.
and publicity department for Weser Bros., 520-530
tigation. Some territory still open.
West Forty-third street, informed The Review
CHRISTMAN SONS, Manufacturers
For some time past the DeVore Piano Co., of
FACTORY AND OFFICE :
WAREROOMS :
this week that the month of June proved the best Freeport, 111., have offered a number of prizes,
597-601 E*st 137th St.
35 West 14th St.
in the history of the house and that they were the first of which is a $500 piano, to the person
NEW YORK
quite confident of eclipsing this excellent record suggesting the most desirable name for a new piano
Interchange with Non-Contiguous Territories
of United States Grows.
l5/)e CHRISTMAN
PARLOR GRAND