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INCREASES IN FREIGHT RATES.
Transcontinental Railroads File New Tariffs
with the Commission.
(Special to The Review.)
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
and organs will be materially increased and a line
of small goods added. W. E. Wainwright will
continue to act as general manager.
STARR CO. IN JACKSONVILLE. FLA.
Washington, D. C, Oct. 2, 1911.
Open Headquarters for Florida with S. A. Led-
better in Charge—To Develop State Trade.
The transcontinental railroads have given notice
of an increase in class rates from Eastern group
(Special to The Review.)
points to Pacific Coast terminals, effective on No-
Jacksonville, Fla., Sept. 30, 1911.
vember 1 and November 15. The tariffs showing
The Starr Piano Co., of Richmond, Ind., have
the changes have just been filed with the Interstate
Commerce Commission. The increases are on the opened warerooms at 309 Main street, this city, for
basis of $3.70 per hundred class rate from New ihe sale and distribution of their instruments in
York down to $3.30 per hundred, affecting five Florida. This move is in keeping with their general
groups of shipping points, instead of $3 per hun- policy of establishing headquarters in the different
dred as heretofore. Increases are also made in States and opening branches subsequently through-
certain commodity rates. The new rates are out the State in the principal cities. The new store
at 309 Main street, under the management of S.
considered by the carriers in the nature of
a readjustment of rates growing out of A. Ledbetter, has already been stocked with a com-
the intermountain cases, decided some time ago plete line of grand, upright and player-pianos, and
by the commission. Following are the groups and since its opening, recently, the Starr has made
trany friends among musicians of the city.
the increases proposed:
Group A, consisting of Delaware, District of
Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New
AN INTERESTING CASE.
Hampshire, New Jersey, all of New York except
a portion near Buffalo, all of Pennsylvania ex- F. O. Evans Prevents Landlord from Seizing
Piano for Rent, Despite Failure to File Lein.
cept in the Pittsburgh territory, Rhode Island,
Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia; North of
(Special to The Review.")
the Norfolk & Western Railroad the increase is
Des Moines, Iowa, Oct. 3, 1911.
from $3 per 100 pounds to $3.70 in the first class,
F. O. Evans, the well-known piano dealer and
with proportional increases in all of the other nine
manufacturer of this city, won a legal victory of
classes.
much interest to local piano men recently when he
Group B, consisting of points in the Buffalo-
prevented a landlord from seizing a piano on
Pittsburgh district, from $3 to $3.60 per 100
which he still held a lein, although the lein had
pounds, with proportional increases in other
not been registered.
classes.
Mr. Evans sold a piano to John Everett for
Group C, consisting of territory between Buffalo- $250, and when the latter fell in arrears in his rent
Pittsburgh group and Indiana and Illinois State the landlord attached the instrument. Mr. Evans
line and west of the Mobile & Ohio Railroad from immediately started suit and replevined the piano,
Cairo down to Mobile, and territory east of the but the landlord then sued him for possession.
Mississippi River, increase of from $3 to $3.50 per The piano man claimed that the piano was an
100 pounds, with proportional increases in other article of domestic use and therefore exempt under
classes.
the law, and that in addition the fact that the
Group D—so-called Chicago-Milwaukee terri- landlord's wife had failed to sign the Everett
tory—increase from $3 per hundred to $3.40 per lease made that document valueless. The court
hundred, with proportional increases in all upheld Mr. Evans in his contention.
classes.
The dealers of this city do not make a prac-
Group E, consisting of territory west of the tice of filing their leins owing to the fact that the
Mississippi River and east of the Missouri, in-
fee of 90 cents is considered excessive, and they
crease from $3 to $3.30 per 100 pounds, with pro- are naturally pleased that Mr. Evans won out
portional increases in all other classes.
without having his lein filed.
ORGAN FACTORY FOR SOUTH HAVEN.
NEW CONCERN IN AUGUSTA.
Canadian Pipe Organ Co. May Operate Plant
in Michigan City.
The Barfield Piano Co. Opens with the Pack-
ard Pianos and Victor Talking Machines as
Leaders—Wm. P. Manning in Charge.
(Special to The Review.)
South Haven, Mich., Oct. 3, 1911.
Arrangements have practically been completed
for the erection in this city of a large organ manu-
facturing plant by Casavant Bros., the well-
known pipe-organ manufacturers of Hyacinthe,
Canada. The local Board of Trade have offered
to stand the cost of $12,000 for the factory pro-
vided that the organ company agrees to give em-
ployment to thirty workmen or more with an an-
nual payroll of $25,000 for a period of eight years.
At the end of eight years the title of the plant is
to go to the company.
TO EXPAND BUSINESS.
Wainwright Music Co. Takes Over Business of
W. E. Wainwright in Marietta, O., and Will
Increase Stock Incorporation.
(Special to The Review.)
Augusta, Ga., Oct. i\ 11)11.
The Barfield Piano Co. are a new Augusta firm,
situated at 1046 Broad street, with William P.
Manning as manager. The firm have several stores
in Southern cities and carry a line of pianos, mu-
sical merchandise, talking machines, records, sheet
music, etc.
Mr. Manning, who has charge of the Augusta
branch, is a musician himself, as is arso his wife
fnd son. He comes here from Savannah, where
he was a manager for the Haverty Furniture Co.
He is a firm believer in the value of advertising.
The Barfield Piano Co. have as leaders the Packard
pianos and the Victor talking machines.
STEINWAY WEEK AT PEARSONS.
(Special to The Review.)
(Special to The Review.)
Marietta, O., Oct. 3, 1911.
The Wainwright Music Co. has been incorpo-
rated in this city for the purpose of taking over
and expanding the business of W. E. Wainwright,
who has successfully conducted a music store in
this city for a number of years. The incorpora-
tors of the new company, which is capitalized at
$25,000, are, besides Mr. Wainwright, William M.
Dearth, A. F. Wendell, William H. Sheldon and
L. S. Wainwright. There will be no change in the
policy of the company, but the stock of pianos
Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 2, 1911.
This is Steinway week with the Pearson Music
House and a special display of those renowned
instruments has been arranged for the edification
of the local public. A special lot of Steinways
have been received from the factory and placed
or exhibition, and are expected to attract much
attention.
James A. Terry has opened a piano store at
No. 502 Fourth street, Memidji, Minn. He handles
the Straube, Raudenbush and other pianos.
The instrument that set
a new standard in music
The Victor-Victrola
won its position in the
musical world by sheer
merit.
From the time it was
first introduced its suc-
cess was assured. It was
proclaimed the biggest
thing ever accomplished
in musical instrument
building.
Today, through its
wide range of perform-
ance, its exquisite tone
and its refined appear-
ance, it has made for
itself a place of power
and prestige never be-
fore occupied by a
musical instrument.
Jt gives the whole
world an opportunity to
hear the very best the
field of music has to
offer.
It gives every dealer
the opportunity to in-
crease his profits and
put his business on a
better and more digni-
fied basis.
Victor Talking Machine Co.
Catnden, N. J., U. S. A.
Berliner Gramophone Co., Montreal,
Canadian Distributor*.
Always use Victor Records played with Victot
Needles—there is no other way to get the un-
equaled Victor tone.