Music Trade Review
Issue: 1910 Vol. 51 N. 6 - Page 9
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
CHAS. A. EYLES^ ROAD TRIP.
Making Some Excellent Connections for the
Milton Piano on His Initial Road Trip for
the New York Manufacturers.
Charles A. Eyles, who, as announced in The
Review recently, has become wholesale representa-
tive for the Milton Piano Co., New York, is now
making his initial trip in the interests of the pianos
of that house as well as their "Invisible Player."
On his way West lie is stopping at all the prin-
cipal cities, and judging from the way orders are
coming in he has already demonstrated his ability
to make the Milton piano better known than ever.
In representing the Milton, Mr. Eyles is pre-
a piano road man and as the manager of various
retail piano stores throughout the country.
GETTING AFTER BUSINESS.
Old Mississippi Minister on Sixty-fifth Birth-
day Takes the Opportunity to Inform His
Friends of the Many Ways in Which He
Can Serve Them—An Unique Advertisement.
9
THE COUNTRY NOT GOING TO PIECES
Says E. S. Conway, Who Utters Some Perti-
nent Words on the Discussion Regarding the
Automobile Craze and Its Effect on the Piano
Trade—Not Hurting
Latter
More
Than
Other Lines—The Piano Is Not a Luxury.
E. S. Conway, vice-president of the W. W. Kim-
ball Co., Chicago, is a keen observer of current
happenings in the business and political fields. He
Rev. R. J. Boone, one of the oldest citizens of
has been through many "storm and stress" periods
Brookhaven, Miss., a man of varied experiences in
in this country, when many people in their blue
life's stormy way, still seems to possess business
mood saw nothing but disaster ahead and uttered
instincts that have made for the success of many
dire predictions that the country was going to "
merchant princes. Mr. Boone recently celebrated
smash. He qualifies as an expert, and is therefore
his sixty-fifth birthday by publishing the following
an optimist—the kind of an optimist who believes
unique page advertisement, accompanied by an ex-
because he knows—consequently ne takes no stock
cellent likeness of himself:
in the ultra-pessimistic utterances of some of our
"OUR BOW.
wiseacres who think the automobile craze is going
"As an old, maimed, battle-scarred veteran of
to play havoc with the piano industry, although he
'The Confederate Army,' as minister of the gospel can see grave danger in the tendency toward ex-
for over the third of a century, and as one that travagance—toward lack of attention to business
has faithfully served the public from my early through the lure of the auto. In discussing this
boyhood, I send you greeting on my 65th birthday. subject, which was referred to so fully in The Re-
"First, to solicit your patronage in the sale of
view last week, he said in a Chicago paper:
my books and papers.
"No doubt the automobile craze is interfering
"Second, if you have the hope of eternal life by
to an alarming extent with the legitimate business
faith in Christ, to offer to write you the best life
of our country, both in cash outlay and waste of
insurance policy in the best company in the South.
valuable time, by parties riding all over the coun-
"Third, if you have lost a loved one, to offer to
try almost daily, instead of attending to their busi-
sell you the best tombstone for the least money;
ness ; but this evil in its effect does not apply to
and to offer to sell you any musical instrument
the piano trade any more than to all other trades.
you may want to purchase.
"The piano should not be considered as being in
"When not ministerially engaged may be found the same class as the automobile. The piano is not
at my office in the T. H. Perkins building, Brook- a luxury. The public is too apt to look upon it
haven, Miss., where I will be able to maintain as such, and the same may be said even of some
these offers until further notice.
members of the piano industry. The piano is a
"Fraternally,
part of a well-rounded education, just as much as
"R. J. BOONE."
any of the studies that are taught in the schools.
The dominie with the historic name is "right The piano is the chief refining influence among the
CHARLES A. EYLES.
on the job," and is a strong competitor of the mail people of this country. It is a great home tie. The
senting the claims of an instrument which is well order house, the department store and the local advent of the automobile ought not to affect the
and favorably known from the Atlantic to the Pa- piano dealer, who must wake up or the dominie piano trade to any greater extent than it does any
cific, for, as a matter of fact, the Milton agency will get 'em.
other industry dealing with the necessaries of life.
has already been placed with many of the largest
"Conditions .of the country at the present hour
music houses in the country, including the Wiley
PIANO TARIFF IN SWEDEN.
are very artificial; yet a receiver is not necessary
B. Allen Co., on the Pacific Coast; Rudolph Wur-
except where men fail to observe the signs of the
The Swedish Legislature has now before it a times, and keep their own house in order.
litzer, in Chicago and Cincinnati; the Kieselhorst
Piano Co., in St. Louis; Cluett & Sons, in Albany, new tariff bill, under which it is proposed to in-
"Extravagant living, high prices—the average
crease the duty on upright pianos from 150 to 175
and other stores which they control throughout
citizen living beyond his means, including the
New York State; the Simpson-Crawford Co., in kronen each, and from 200 to 250 kronen each on automobile evil, is what ails us to-day.
grand pianos. Where player actions are attached
New York, and hundreds of others.
"We have a large percentage of sane people yet,
Mr. Eyles, who recently relinquished his associa- to the pianos it is proposed to levy an extra duty and the country is not going to pieces. The man
tion with the Chase & Baker Co.'s New York of- of 100 kronen on each instrument. The United
that bets against this country will go broke. All
fice, has established an excellent reputation both as States exports very few pianos to Sweden.
that is needed is conservatism and the exercise of
ordinary horse sense."
That last sentence is worth reading twice. De-
spite the large percentage of sane people, we have
a large element, aided and abetted by "bear" manip-
ulators in the financial districts, who glory in paint-
ing doleful pictures of the business future of the
United States. They wander far away from the
truth in their statements about crop and business
conditions, and evidently try to dishearten the
business man. But, as Mr. Conway so aptly says,
"The man that bets against this country will go
broke." We shall have our ups and downs; we shall
indulge in extravagance that may stagger the peo-
ple of the old world, but the "horse sense" is there,
and it will be revealed in good time. Let us be
cheerful meanwhile and "look up and not down."
We are now located in our NEW FACTORY,
KINGSTON, N. Y.
and with added facilities we are in a position to
give our customers better service than ever before.
HAVE EXCELLENT MONTH.
Volume of Orders Received by Winter & Co.
Indicates That Dealers Are Quite Active.
Ramsey's Silent All Steel Trap Work.
It has no equal.
£^\ "I
Tk
f*i
Office and Factory,
L n a s . R a m s e y Co., Kingston, N. Y.
MANUFACTURERS PIANO HARDWARE AND SPECIALTIES
Winter & Co. report that during the month just
closed their business was of a satisfactory volume,
particularly so in view of the season. Each morn-
ing the mail held orders from dealers for Winter
& Co. pianos and player-pianos for early delivery,
indicating that they have been selling instruments
at retail right along, and will need a goodly num-
ber of pianos to put stocks in shape for fall.
McNeil & Co., the piano dealers, of Stockton
and Fresno, Cal., have opened a branch store in
Martinez.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
CHAS. A. EYLES^ ROAD TRIP.
Making Some Excellent Connections for the
Milton Piano on His Initial Road Trip for
the New York Manufacturers.
Charles A. Eyles, who, as announced in The
Review recently, has become wholesale representa-
tive for the Milton Piano Co., New York, is now
making his initial trip in the interests of the pianos
of that house as well as their "Invisible Player."
On his way West lie is stopping at all the prin-
cipal cities, and judging from the way orders are
coming in he has already demonstrated his ability
to make the Milton piano better known than ever.
In representing the Milton, Mr. Eyles is pre-
a piano road man and as the manager of various
retail piano stores throughout the country.
GETTING AFTER BUSINESS.
Old Mississippi Minister on Sixty-fifth Birth-
day Takes the Opportunity to Inform His
Friends of the Many Ways in Which He
Can Serve Them—An Unique Advertisement.
9
THE COUNTRY NOT GOING TO PIECES
Says E. S. Conway, Who Utters Some Perti-
nent Words on the Discussion Regarding the
Automobile Craze and Its Effect on the Piano
Trade—Not Hurting
Latter
More
Than
Other Lines—The Piano Is Not a Luxury.
E. S. Conway, vice-president of the W. W. Kim-
ball Co., Chicago, is a keen observer of current
happenings in the business and political fields. He
Rev. R. J. Boone, one of the oldest citizens of
has been through many "storm and stress" periods
Brookhaven, Miss., a man of varied experiences in
in this country, when many people in their blue
life's stormy way, still seems to possess business
mood saw nothing but disaster ahead and uttered
instincts that have made for the success of many
dire predictions that the country was going to "
merchant princes. Mr. Boone recently celebrated
smash. He qualifies as an expert, and is therefore
his sixty-fifth birthday by publishing the following
an optimist—the kind of an optimist who believes
unique page advertisement, accompanied by an ex-
because he knows—consequently ne takes no stock
cellent likeness of himself:
in the ultra-pessimistic utterances of some of our
"OUR BOW.
wiseacres who think the automobile craze is going
"As an old, maimed, battle-scarred veteran of
to play havoc with the piano industry, although he
'The Confederate Army,' as minister of the gospel can see grave danger in the tendency toward ex-
for over the third of a century, and as one that travagance—toward lack of attention to business
has faithfully served the public from my early through the lure of the auto. In discussing this
boyhood, I send you greeting on my 65th birthday. subject, which was referred to so fully in The Re-
"First, to solicit your patronage in the sale of
view last week, he said in a Chicago paper:
my books and papers.
"No doubt the automobile craze is interfering
"Second, if you have the hope of eternal life by
to an alarming extent with the legitimate business
faith in Christ, to offer to write you the best life
of our country, both in cash outlay and waste of
insurance policy in the best company in the South.
valuable time, by parties riding all over the coun-
"Third, if you have lost a loved one, to offer to
try almost daily, instead of attending to their busi-
sell you the best tombstone for the least money;
ness ; but this evil in its effect does not apply to
and to offer to sell you any musical instrument
the piano trade any more than to all other trades.
you may want to purchase.
"The piano should not be considered as being in
"When not ministerially engaged may be found the same class as the automobile. The piano is not
at my office in the T. H. Perkins building, Brook- a luxury. The public is too apt to look upon it
haven, Miss., where I will be able to maintain as such, and the same may be said even of some
these offers until further notice.
members of the piano industry. The piano is a
"Fraternally,
part of a well-rounded education, just as much as
"R. J. BOONE."
any of the studies that are taught in the schools.
The dominie with the historic name is "right The piano is the chief refining influence among the
CHARLES A. EYLES.
on the job," and is a strong competitor of the mail people of this country. It is a great home tie. The
senting the claims of an instrument which is well order house, the department store and the local advent of the automobile ought not to affect the
and favorably known from the Atlantic to the Pa- piano dealer, who must wake up or the dominie piano trade to any greater extent than it does any
cific, for, as a matter of fact, the Milton agency will get 'em.
other industry dealing with the necessaries of life.
has already been placed with many of the largest
"Conditions .of the country at the present hour
music houses in the country, including the Wiley
PIANO TARIFF IN SWEDEN.
are very artificial; yet a receiver is not necessary
B. Allen Co., on the Pacific Coast; Rudolph Wur-
except where men fail to observe the signs of the
The Swedish Legislature has now before it a times, and keep their own house in order.
litzer, in Chicago and Cincinnati; the Kieselhorst
Piano Co., in St. Louis; Cluett & Sons, in Albany, new tariff bill, under which it is proposed to in-
"Extravagant living, high prices—the average
crease the duty on upright pianos from 150 to 175
and other stores which they control throughout
citizen living beyond his means, including the
New York State; the Simpson-Crawford Co., in kronen each, and from 200 to 250 kronen each on automobile evil, is what ails us to-day.
grand pianos. Where player actions are attached
New York, and hundreds of others.
"We have a large percentage of sane people yet,
Mr. Eyles, who recently relinquished his associa- to the pianos it is proposed to levy an extra duty and the country is not going to pieces. The man
tion with the Chase & Baker Co.'s New York of- of 100 kronen on each instrument. The United
that bets against this country will go broke. All
fice, has established an excellent reputation both as States exports very few pianos to Sweden.
that is needed is conservatism and the exercise of
ordinary horse sense."
That last sentence is worth reading twice. De-
spite the large percentage of sane people, we have
a large element, aided and abetted by "bear" manip-
ulators in the financial districts, who glory in paint-
ing doleful pictures of the business future of the
United States. They wander far away from the
truth in their statements about crop and business
conditions, and evidently try to dishearten the
business man. But, as Mr. Conway so aptly says,
"The man that bets against this country will go
broke." We shall have our ups and downs; we shall
indulge in extravagance that may stagger the peo-
ple of the old world, but the "horse sense" is there,
and it will be revealed in good time. Let us be
cheerful meanwhile and "look up and not down."
We are now located in our NEW FACTORY,
KINGSTON, N. Y.
and with added facilities we are in a position to
give our customers better service than ever before.
HAVE EXCELLENT MONTH.
Volume of Orders Received by Winter & Co.
Indicates That Dealers Are Quite Active.
Ramsey's Silent All Steel Trap Work.
It has no equal.
£^\ "I
Tk
f*i
Office and Factory,
L n a s . R a m s e y Co., Kingston, N. Y.
MANUFACTURERS PIANO HARDWARE AND SPECIALTIES
Winter & Co. report that during the month just
closed their business was of a satisfactory volume,
particularly so in view of the season. Each morn-
ing the mail held orders from dealers for Winter
& Co. pianos and player-pianos for early delivery,
indicating that they have been selling instruments
at retail right along, and will need a goodly num-
ber of pianos to put stocks in shape for fall.
McNeil & Co., the piano dealers, of Stockton
and Fresno, Cal., have opened a branch store in
Martinez.
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