Music Trade Review
Issue: 1912 Vol. 54 N. 24 - Page 10
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THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
excess premium on the ground that the goods
would have been safely delivered anyway.
This situation is called to the attention of the
All Practical, Experienced Men, Thoroughly Acquainted with Every Detail of the Business and
members of this association in order that they
Trained by the Founders of the Institution for the Important Offices Which They Now
may be informed of the liability they are assuming
Occupy—Charles Muhlenfels' Long Service Suitably Recognized by His Associates.
when making shipments by express without de-
claring the true value if it exceeds $50 or more
They have been brought up to carry on the than 50 cents per pound if the shipment weighs
• In last week's Review appeared an announce-
ment of changes made in the directorate of the business established by their fathers.
more than 100 pounds.
They naturally take pride in the history of tho
corporation of Wessell, Nickel & Gross caused by
In the event of loss of a package of greater
business and reputation justly earned for the value than that assumed by the express companies
Wessell, Nickel & Gross product.
in their ordinary form of receipt, the shipper
The recognition in the directorate accorded would be liable for failure to declare the proper
Chas. Muhlenfels is a tribute to a man who has value, thereby placing his customer in a position
labored long and faithfully in behalf of the in- where he could not recover the full amount of the
terests of this great corporation.
invoice; and this would hold even if the goods
Mr. Muhlenfels commenced with the business were sold f. o. b. shipping point; for unless the
nearly a quarter of a century ago, and 'by his de- shipper has instructions from the consignee to
votion to the enterprise has won a position of great
use the ordinary form of receipt, without declaring
i esponsibility, having had charge of the office de- any extra value, in the-event «f its being greater
tail.
than that assumed by the express companies, if
The new honor which he has won is a splendid lost or damaged, the consignee would undoubtedly
with very good reason set up the defense that the
shipper's act alone prevented him from recover-
ing from the carrier. Court decisions support
such a contention.
If the merchant's customer objects to paying
the premium for the excess value, the merchant
should at once inform the customer of the situa-
tion, and ask for specific authority to send all
future shipments without declaration of the true
value. When this has been done, the shipper
has recourse against the customer in the case of
loss, while the customer can collect no more than
Fernando A. Wessell, President, W . , , N . & G.
the liability assumed by the express company in
its receipt.
the death of Adam Nickel, who was the last of
Wherever the method of doing business is
the founders of this great piano action enterprise
such
that the shipping department does not know
to pass away.
the
value
of a shipment at the time it goes for-
The men who will now guide the destinies of the
ward, arrangements can be made for insuring on
corporation have long been officers of the com-
an open policy. A number of insurance com-
pany and have been associated with it from thei"
panies make a feature of writing such policies,
earliest manhood.
and the premium is about the same as that charged
Fernando A. Wessell, who is the new president,
by the express companies when insured on the re-
has been the hustling head of the business for a
ceipt.
long time.
One instance of loss called to the attention of
Mr. Wessell is a keenly practical man and is
the
Traffic Bureau where the customer set up
well equipped to fill the duties incident to his of-
fice with credit and ability.
The other officers, Arthur L. Wessell, who is
now vice-president; Henry A. Nickel, treasurer,
and Chas. Muhlenfels, secretary, have been con- Arthur L. Wessell, Vice-President, W., N. & G.
nected with the enterprise since they began active
tribute to his ability and to his faithful perform-
business.
ance of his duties for many years past.
Fernando A. Wessell, Arthur L. Wessell and
Henry A. Nickel are sons of the founders of the
ANENT SHIPPER^ LIABILITY.
industrv.
NEW OFFICERS OF WESSELL, NICKEL & GROSS.
Some Valuable Suggestions Made by the Traffic
Bureau of the Merchants' Association in
Relation to Liability for Express Shipments.
Henry A. Nickel, Treasurer, W., N. & G.
A subject of interest to mediants generally
came up last week in an application made to the
t"affic bureau of the Merchants' Association of
New York for information regarding a shipper's
liability for goods sold f. o. b. shipping point when
forwarded to a customer by express.
The case in point covered articles valued at
more than $50 (or more than 50 cents per pound
when weighing over 100 pounds) which were
^o!d f. o. b. New York, and forwarded by express
without declaration of the excess value. On sev-
eral such shipments which were lost by the express
companies, the companies refused to pay the ship-
pc, for the reason that the shipper had failed to
declare the true value of the shipment, and the
consignees were thereby estopped from collecting
the full value of the goods from the express com-
pany.
Tn another case which was just the reverse of
the above, the shipper had declared the actual
value of a number of shipments, but the consignee
had refused to pay the insurance rate demanded
by the express company, and had charged the
amount of the extra premium to the shipper.
The shipper in such cases is "between two
ires": if he does not declare the value the cus-
tomer deducts for any loss caused by such failure
to declare, and if he does declare it and the goods
arrive safely the customer refuses to pay the
Charles Muhlenfels, Secretary, W., N. & G.
the defense that he had been estopped from col-
lecting his claim for a lost shipment which was
not insured for its face value, was sufficient to
pay for $100,0.00 worth of excess insurance.
If you desire a man for any department of
your service, either for your factory or for
your selling department, forward your adver-
tisement to The Review and it will be inserted
free of charge.
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THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
excess premium on the ground that the goods
would have been safely delivered anyway.
This situation is called to the attention of the
All Practical, Experienced Men, Thoroughly Acquainted with Every Detail of the Business and
members of this association in order that they
Trained by the Founders of the Institution for the Important Offices Which They Now
may be informed of the liability they are assuming
Occupy—Charles Muhlenfels' Long Service Suitably Recognized by His Associates.
when making shipments by express without de-
claring the true value if it exceeds $50 or more
They have been brought up to carry on the than 50 cents per pound if the shipment weighs
• In last week's Review appeared an announce-
ment of changes made in the directorate of the business established by their fathers.
more than 100 pounds.
They naturally take pride in the history of tho
corporation of Wessell, Nickel & Gross caused by
In the event of loss of a package of greater
business and reputation justly earned for the value than that assumed by the express companies
Wessell, Nickel & Gross product.
in their ordinary form of receipt, the shipper
The recognition in the directorate accorded would be liable for failure to declare the proper
Chas. Muhlenfels is a tribute to a man who has value, thereby placing his customer in a position
labored long and faithfully in behalf of the in- where he could not recover the full amount of the
terests of this great corporation.
invoice; and this would hold even if the goods
Mr. Muhlenfels commenced with the business were sold f. o. b. shipping point; for unless the
nearly a quarter of a century ago, and 'by his de- shipper has instructions from the consignee to
votion to the enterprise has won a position of great
use the ordinary form of receipt, without declaring
i esponsibility, having had charge of the office de- any extra value, in the-event «f its being greater
tail.
than that assumed by the express companies, if
The new honor which he has won is a splendid lost or damaged, the consignee would undoubtedly
with very good reason set up the defense that the
shipper's act alone prevented him from recover-
ing from the carrier. Court decisions support
such a contention.
If the merchant's customer objects to paying
the premium for the excess value, the merchant
should at once inform the customer of the situa-
tion, and ask for specific authority to send all
future shipments without declaration of the true
value. When this has been done, the shipper
has recourse against the customer in the case of
loss, while the customer can collect no more than
Fernando A. Wessell, President, W . , , N . & G.
the liability assumed by the express company in
its receipt.
the death of Adam Nickel, who was the last of
Wherever the method of doing business is
the founders of this great piano action enterprise
such
that the shipping department does not know
to pass away.
the
value
of a shipment at the time it goes for-
The men who will now guide the destinies of the
ward, arrangements can be made for insuring on
corporation have long been officers of the com-
an open policy. A number of insurance com-
pany and have been associated with it from thei"
panies make a feature of writing such policies,
earliest manhood.
and the premium is about the same as that charged
Fernando A. Wessell, who is the new president,
by the express companies when insured on the re-
has been the hustling head of the business for a
ceipt.
long time.
One instance of loss called to the attention of
Mr. Wessell is a keenly practical man and is
the
Traffic Bureau where the customer set up
well equipped to fill the duties incident to his of-
fice with credit and ability.
The other officers, Arthur L. Wessell, who is
now vice-president; Henry A. Nickel, treasurer,
and Chas. Muhlenfels, secretary, have been con- Arthur L. Wessell, Vice-President, W., N. & G.
nected with the enterprise since they began active
tribute to his ability and to his faithful perform-
business.
ance of his duties for many years past.
Fernando A. Wessell, Arthur L. Wessell and
Henry A. Nickel are sons of the founders of the
ANENT SHIPPER^ LIABILITY.
industrv.
NEW OFFICERS OF WESSELL, NICKEL & GROSS.
Some Valuable Suggestions Made by the Traffic
Bureau of the Merchants' Association in
Relation to Liability for Express Shipments.
Henry A. Nickel, Treasurer, W., N. & G.
A subject of interest to mediants generally
came up last week in an application made to the
t"affic bureau of the Merchants' Association of
New York for information regarding a shipper's
liability for goods sold f. o. b. shipping point when
forwarded to a customer by express.
The case in point covered articles valued at
more than $50 (or more than 50 cents per pound
when weighing over 100 pounds) which were
^o!d f. o. b. New York, and forwarded by express
without declaration of the excess value. On sev-
eral such shipments which were lost by the express
companies, the companies refused to pay the ship-
pc, for the reason that the shipper had failed to
declare the true value of the shipment, and the
consignees were thereby estopped from collecting
the full value of the goods from the express com-
pany.
Tn another case which was just the reverse of
the above, the shipper had declared the actual
value of a number of shipments, but the consignee
had refused to pay the insurance rate demanded
by the express company, and had charged the
amount of the extra premium to the shipper.
The shipper in such cases is "between two
ires": if he does not declare the value the cus-
tomer deducts for any loss caused by such failure
to declare, and if he does declare it and the goods
arrive safely the customer refuses to pay the
Charles Muhlenfels, Secretary, W., N. & G.
the defense that he had been estopped from col-
lecting his claim for a lost shipment which was
not insured for its face value, was sufficient to
pay for $100,0.00 worth of excess insurance.
If you desire a man for any department of
your service, either for your factory or for
your selling department, forward your adver-
tisement to The Review and it will be inserted
free of charge.
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