Music Trade Review
Issue: 1912 Vol. 54 N. 11 - Page 10
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THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
THE CONVENTIONS AT ATLANTIC CITY.
Preliminary Outline of the Program of the Conventions of the Three Associations, the Manu-
facturers, the Dealers, and Travelers, to Be Held at Atlantic City from May 18 to 23.
The program of the three associations has not
been completed, but the preliminary outline is as
follows:
Saturday, May 18—First session Manufacturers'
Association.
Saturday evening—Manufacturers' banquet, to
which only members of the Manufacturers' Asso-
ciation will be invited.
Monday, May 20—Final session of the Manufac-
turers' Association. Reception and registration,
Merchants' Association.
Monday evening—Entertainment and colored
cakewalk, Young's Ocean Pier.
Tuesday, May 21—First session of Merchants'
Association.
Tuesday evening the ladies will be entertained at
the Savoy Theater. Piano travelers' beefsteak
dinner, exclusively for members of the Travelers'
Association.
.Wednesday, May 22—Second session Merchants'
Association.
Wednesday evening—Annual joint banquet, ex-
clusively for members of the three associations and
their ladies. Entertainment following the banquet
furnished by the Philadelphia Piano Trade Asso-
ciation.
Thursday, May 23—Final sessions Merchants'
Association.
President R. O. Foster has made the following
banquet committee appointments: G. C. Ramsdell,
chairman; Leopold Bellak, G. Dunbar Shewell,
treasurer, all of Philadelphia. This committee will
soon visit Atlantic City and make all necessary ar-
rangements for the banquet.
The Philadelphia Piano Trade Association has
very generously offered to furnish the entertain-
ment at the banquet. There will be but two or
three short speeches of five or ten minutes each,
followed by an entertainment.
The piano merchants' or so-called joint banquet
will be given in the large banquet hall of the Marl-
borough-BIenheim, which has a seating capacity of
over COO. Tickets to this banquet will only be sold
or issued to members of the Merchants', Manufac-
turers' and Travelers' associations and their ladies.
H. O. Fox and Secretary Putnam visited Atlantic
City last week to complete arrangements for the
Travelers' and Merchants' associations.
The book of coupons to be presented to the ladies
accompanying members of the Merchants' Associa-
tion will include admission to the various piers,
theaters, and a goodly supply of tickets for rolling
chairs.
WHY IMPORTERS ARE KICKING!
Another complaint is that little or no attention
is paid to importers' protests filed with the Treas-
ury Department regarding matters of vital interest
Treasury Department's "Boosting" Policy Leads
to Endless Trouble, They Say—A Big Bill of to handlers in this country of foreign merchandise.
The importers allege, further, that this is not the
Particulars Filed by Protesting Importers.
case ordinarily with domestic producers of com-
Prominent importers in many industries express peting goods. A recent case in point is the pro-
themselves as dissatisfied with the conduct of local test of the New York Tea Association regarding
customs matters by the Treasury Department ad- the unlawful admittance of artificially colored teas.
ministration. In addition domestic manufacturing After receiving no satisfaction from Secretary Mac-
interests brought into competition with foreign- Veagh, the tea men went to President Taft directly,
but even under these circumstances nothing more
made merchandise also have their grievances.
In a general way the complainants allege that has been accomplished than the announcement that
from the start those in immediate charge of the a new tea board would be named. This is a fair
National customs have failed to realize the impor- illustration of many cases in other lines which
tance and requirements of New York as the might be cited.
Attorneys engaged in customs practice find many
premier port of entry and export of the country.
Inasmuch as the dissatisfied elements have more or obstacles in their path in carrying on tariff litiga-
less intimate business relations with the Treasury tion. They say they receive little consideration
Department, none could be found willing to give from the present administration and that in other
his name for publication, but some of the reasons ways in matters connected with the Treasury De-
partment they are sorely hampered. In many in-
for the existing sentiment were made plain.
One of the chief annoyances to importers is the stances representatives of American manufacturing
persistency with which it is alleged the Treasury interests allege that the Treasury Department fails
Department lends its influence to encourage cus- to give due weight to what are said to be well-
toms officials to boost duties upon the slightest authenticated compiaints regarding classifications
pretext. The result of this policy is to harass im- and undervaluations of imported merchandise.
porters, upset selling prices, and fill the calendars Most of the complainants, whether importers or do-
of the Board of General Appraisers and the Court mestics, are inclined to lay the blame for this con-
of Customs Appeals with thousands of litigated is- dition of affairs to lack of familiarity on the part
sues. This practice is what was described as "try- of Mr. MacVeagh and his assistants with tariff
ing on" by the Government of higher duties in the matters generally.
hope that ultimately importers may be saddled with
Lastly, the great body of customs workers in the
the increased customs taxes.
Government employ in New York are bitter i.i
their denunciation of the frequent shake-ups, de-
motions and wholesale discharge of employes in the
Government service for many years. While these
upheavals have been actually carried out by local
heads of departments, the employes hold Mr. Mac-
Veagh primarily responsible for the changes, as it
is known the secretary initiated and approved all
of the so-called "reforms" carried out at this port
since Mr. MacVeagh became a member of the
President's Cabinet.
Every Packard owner is a
Packard booster — that's the
reason every Packard dealer de-
lights to sell Packard Pianos. We are
making plans to make the Packard the
best known piano as well as the best
piano in America. A few new dealers
in new territory—are going to help reap
the harvest. Write The Packard Com-
pany, Fort Wayne, Ind.—to-day.
COTE CANDIDATE FOR DELEGATE.
Enters Fight to Become Delegate-at-Large at
Republican National Convention and Stands
Good Chance of Winning.
(Special to The Review.)
Fall River, Mass., March 12, 1912.
Edmund Cote, the prominent piano manufacturer
of this city and head of the great Cote Piano Man-
ufacturing Co., has announced himself as an un-
pledged candidate for delegate-at-large to the Re-
publican National Convention. His friends say he
will have the solid support of Fall River and New
Bedford and of the entire French vote of the State.
Mr. Cote was formerly chairman of the Board of
Aldermen of Fall River and a member of the
sinking fund commission and the Watuppa reser-
voir commission. He is a member of the Calumet
Club, the leading French organization of the city,
and is regarded as one of the most influential Re-
publican leaders in that section of the State.
Efforts are being made by his friends to secure
for him the endorsement of the Taft League of
Massachusetts.
DEATH OF CARROLL ROLLIN.
Former Employe of Starr Piano Co. and Carlin
& Lennox Succumbs to Tuberculosis.
(Special to The Review.)
Indianapolis, Ind., March 11, 1912.
The funeral of Carroll Rollin, who had been
employed by the Starr Piano Co., was held this
week at Princeton, Ind., his former home. Mr.
Rollin was about thirty-five years old and had a
wide acquaintance among the music houses here.
He began to suffer from tuberculosis some time
ago and was not able to overcome the disease. Mr.
Kollin*had been with the Starr Co. for about two
years and previous to that time was with the
Carlin & Lennox Music Co. for ten years. Prior
to his death Mr. Rollin had charge of the Starr
Co.'s store at Emmettsville, Ind. He started in
with the Starr Co. as a salesman. A wife and
child survive.
HANDLING STRONG PIANO LINE.
Arthur C. Gerner, a piano tuner, who recently
opened a new store of his own in Beardstown, 111.,
has secured the agency for the Chickering, Pack-
ard, Adam Schaaf, Schiller, Kurtzmann and the
Autopiano.
E. J. Wilson, a piano dealer of Hamilton, Ont,
has bought out the old established business of W.
H. Eckhart & Son, St. Catherines, Ont.
A SUPERIOR ACTION
IS THE HEART OF A
SUPERIOR PIANO.
A SUPERIOR HAMMER
IS THE HEART OF A
SUPERIOR ACTION.
When you find this ham-
mer in a piano, you know
it is a superior piano.
It is the hall-mark of piano
superiority, and the life of
the music.
Made of superior German
felt.
ASK FOR THEM
401-424 E. 163d St., New York
Chicago Office: Republic Bids.
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THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
THE CONVENTIONS AT ATLANTIC CITY.
Preliminary Outline of the Program of the Conventions of the Three Associations, the Manu-
facturers, the Dealers, and Travelers, to Be Held at Atlantic City from May 18 to 23.
The program of the three associations has not
been completed, but the preliminary outline is as
follows:
Saturday, May 18—First session Manufacturers'
Association.
Saturday evening—Manufacturers' banquet, to
which only members of the Manufacturers' Asso-
ciation will be invited.
Monday, May 20—Final session of the Manufac-
turers' Association. Reception and registration,
Merchants' Association.
Monday evening—Entertainment and colored
cakewalk, Young's Ocean Pier.
Tuesday, May 21—First session of Merchants'
Association.
Tuesday evening the ladies will be entertained at
the Savoy Theater. Piano travelers' beefsteak
dinner, exclusively for members of the Travelers'
Association.
.Wednesday, May 22—Second session Merchants'
Association.
Wednesday evening—Annual joint banquet, ex-
clusively for members of the three associations and
their ladies. Entertainment following the banquet
furnished by the Philadelphia Piano Trade Asso-
ciation.
Thursday, May 23—Final sessions Merchants'
Association.
President R. O. Foster has made the following
banquet committee appointments: G. C. Ramsdell,
chairman; Leopold Bellak, G. Dunbar Shewell,
treasurer, all of Philadelphia. This committee will
soon visit Atlantic City and make all necessary ar-
rangements for the banquet.
The Philadelphia Piano Trade Association has
very generously offered to furnish the entertain-
ment at the banquet. There will be but two or
three short speeches of five or ten minutes each,
followed by an entertainment.
The piano merchants' or so-called joint banquet
will be given in the large banquet hall of the Marl-
borough-BIenheim, which has a seating capacity of
over COO. Tickets to this banquet will only be sold
or issued to members of the Merchants', Manufac-
turers' and Travelers' associations and their ladies.
H. O. Fox and Secretary Putnam visited Atlantic
City last week to complete arrangements for the
Travelers' and Merchants' associations.
The book of coupons to be presented to the ladies
accompanying members of the Merchants' Associa-
tion will include admission to the various piers,
theaters, and a goodly supply of tickets for rolling
chairs.
WHY IMPORTERS ARE KICKING!
Another complaint is that little or no attention
is paid to importers' protests filed with the Treas-
ury Department regarding matters of vital interest
Treasury Department's "Boosting" Policy Leads
to Endless Trouble, They Say—A Big Bill of to handlers in this country of foreign merchandise.
The importers allege, further, that this is not the
Particulars Filed by Protesting Importers.
case ordinarily with domestic producers of com-
Prominent importers in many industries express peting goods. A recent case in point is the pro-
themselves as dissatisfied with the conduct of local test of the New York Tea Association regarding
customs matters by the Treasury Department ad- the unlawful admittance of artificially colored teas.
ministration. In addition domestic manufacturing After receiving no satisfaction from Secretary Mac-
interests brought into competition with foreign- Veagh, the tea men went to President Taft directly,
but even under these circumstances nothing more
made merchandise also have their grievances.
In a general way the complainants allege that has been accomplished than the announcement that
from the start those in immediate charge of the a new tea board would be named. This is a fair
National customs have failed to realize the impor- illustration of many cases in other lines which
tance and requirements of New York as the might be cited.
Attorneys engaged in customs practice find many
premier port of entry and export of the country.
Inasmuch as the dissatisfied elements have more or obstacles in their path in carrying on tariff litiga-
less intimate business relations with the Treasury tion. They say they receive little consideration
Department, none could be found willing to give from the present administration and that in other
his name for publication, but some of the reasons ways in matters connected with the Treasury De-
partment they are sorely hampered. In many in-
for the existing sentiment were made plain.
One of the chief annoyances to importers is the stances representatives of American manufacturing
persistency with which it is alleged the Treasury interests allege that the Treasury Department fails
Department lends its influence to encourage cus- to give due weight to what are said to be well-
toms officials to boost duties upon the slightest authenticated compiaints regarding classifications
pretext. The result of this policy is to harass im- and undervaluations of imported merchandise.
porters, upset selling prices, and fill the calendars Most of the complainants, whether importers or do-
of the Board of General Appraisers and the Court mestics, are inclined to lay the blame for this con-
of Customs Appeals with thousands of litigated is- dition of affairs to lack of familiarity on the part
sues. This practice is what was described as "try- of Mr. MacVeagh and his assistants with tariff
ing on" by the Government of higher duties in the matters generally.
hope that ultimately importers may be saddled with
Lastly, the great body of customs workers in the
the increased customs taxes.
Government employ in New York are bitter i.i
their denunciation of the frequent shake-ups, de-
motions and wholesale discharge of employes in the
Government service for many years. While these
upheavals have been actually carried out by local
heads of departments, the employes hold Mr. Mac-
Veagh primarily responsible for the changes, as it
is known the secretary initiated and approved all
of the so-called "reforms" carried out at this port
since Mr. MacVeagh became a member of the
President's Cabinet.
Every Packard owner is a
Packard booster — that's the
reason every Packard dealer de-
lights to sell Packard Pianos. We are
making plans to make the Packard the
best known piano as well as the best
piano in America. A few new dealers
in new territory—are going to help reap
the harvest. Write The Packard Com-
pany, Fort Wayne, Ind.—to-day.
COTE CANDIDATE FOR DELEGATE.
Enters Fight to Become Delegate-at-Large at
Republican National Convention and Stands
Good Chance of Winning.
(Special to The Review.)
Fall River, Mass., March 12, 1912.
Edmund Cote, the prominent piano manufacturer
of this city and head of the great Cote Piano Man-
ufacturing Co., has announced himself as an un-
pledged candidate for delegate-at-large to the Re-
publican National Convention. His friends say he
will have the solid support of Fall River and New
Bedford and of the entire French vote of the State.
Mr. Cote was formerly chairman of the Board of
Aldermen of Fall River and a member of the
sinking fund commission and the Watuppa reser-
voir commission. He is a member of the Calumet
Club, the leading French organization of the city,
and is regarded as one of the most influential Re-
publican leaders in that section of the State.
Efforts are being made by his friends to secure
for him the endorsement of the Taft League of
Massachusetts.
DEATH OF CARROLL ROLLIN.
Former Employe of Starr Piano Co. and Carlin
& Lennox Succumbs to Tuberculosis.
(Special to The Review.)
Indianapolis, Ind., March 11, 1912.
The funeral of Carroll Rollin, who had been
employed by the Starr Piano Co., was held this
week at Princeton, Ind., his former home. Mr.
Rollin was about thirty-five years old and had a
wide acquaintance among the music houses here.
He began to suffer from tuberculosis some time
ago and was not able to overcome the disease. Mr.
Kollin*had been with the Starr Co. for about two
years and previous to that time was with the
Carlin & Lennox Music Co. for ten years. Prior
to his death Mr. Rollin had charge of the Starr
Co.'s store at Emmettsville, Ind. He started in
with the Starr Co. as a salesman. A wife and
child survive.
HANDLING STRONG PIANO LINE.
Arthur C. Gerner, a piano tuner, who recently
opened a new store of his own in Beardstown, 111.,
has secured the agency for the Chickering, Pack-
ard, Adam Schaaf, Schiller, Kurtzmann and the
Autopiano.
E. J. Wilson, a piano dealer of Hamilton, Ont,
has bought out the old established business of W.
H. Eckhart & Son, St. Catherines, Ont.
A SUPERIOR ACTION
IS THE HEART OF A
SUPERIOR PIANO.
A SUPERIOR HAMMER
IS THE HEART OF A
SUPERIOR ACTION.
When you find this ham-
mer in a piano, you know
it is a superior piano.
It is the hall-mark of piano
superiority, and the life of
the music.
Made of superior German
felt.
ASK FOR THEM
401-424 E. 163d St., New York
Chicago Office: Republic Bids.
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