Music Trade Review
Issue: 1912 Vol. 54 N. 25 - Page 9
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THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
CABLE CO. DEALERS USE TRUCKS.
OLD OFFICERS RE=ELECTED.
VOSE CO. SECURESJHILTON AGENCY.
Lebanon, Ind., Dealer Improvises Ingenious
Attachment for Pleasure Auto and Converts
It Into Truck to Meet an Emergency.
Messrs. Doll and King Again Head the Manu-
facturers' Co.—Opening of Farrand Retail
Store Set for To-day—Recent Visitors.
The Famous Boston House Will Sell the Milton
Line Not Only in the "City of Culture" but
Also in Its Branch House in Chicago.
(Special to The Review.)
President A. H. Kayton, of the Milton Piano
Co., was a visitor to Boston last week, and while
there consummated a deal between Vose & Sons
Piano Co. and the Milton Piano Co. whereby the
former institution secures the agency for the Mil-
ton line for both Boston and Chicago. The Vose
stores in these two cities will carry a full line of
Milton pianos and players.
The two photos herewith reproduced show en-
ergetic Cable Company dealers who are using
trucks in delivering pianos from their stores.
Picture No. 1 shows the truck of B. J. Rice, of
Crcston, O., with one of the popular Kingsbury
styles being delivered. This photo was sent The
Review by Earl R. Billings, Ohio representative
of the Cable Company, who says in his message:
Auto Truck of B. J. Rice, Creston, O.
"The auto truck is a good investment for the
dealer who works country trade.''
The second photo shows the arrangement which
George L. Spahr, of Lebanon, Ind., has adopted
to take the place of the regular truck. The axiom
that necessity is the mother of invention has an-
other supporter in Mr. Spahr. He was confronted
with the difficulty of making more piano deliveries
How Geo. L. Spahr Delivers Pianos.
in the country than one team and wagon could
manage. He did not wait to purchase another
team, but figured that his touring car ought to
earn some of its gasoline and lubricating oil. With
a fertile brain, such as Mr. Spahr possesses, it was
no task at all for him to devise the trailer and
coupling shown herewith, and the results more
than justified the inventor's hopes, as his inven-
tion is now doing the work of two teams, and
the horses that were formerly hauling pianos are
now drawing a plow.
The trailer is working out so successfully that
its inventor is making application for a patent cov-
ering the idea as well as covering the method of
coupling to the touring car.
This trailer has been in operation since February
and a record of one hour and twenty-seven minutes
has been made in a twenty-two mile run with a
piano. Mr. Spahr handles the Cable Company's
entire line in Lebanon and surrounding territory.
COMPROMISEJMAST RATES.
Freight
Tariffs Are Filed by the Transcon-
tinental Rail Carriers.
(Special to The Review.)
Washington, D. C, June 18, 1912.
The transcontinental rail carriers have filed with
the Interstate Commerce Commission westbound
tariffs, naming rates on commodities from Eastern
shipping points to Oregon, Idaho, Washington,
Montana and Wyoming substantially in accord
with the compromise schedule of rates agreed upon
by the railways and the inter-Rocky Mountain
shippers.
The compromise agreement, which is mainly
satisfactory to the commission, will become effec-
t»vg immediately.
Detroit, Mich., June 18, 1912.
George Doll and Arthur King, of the Manufac-
turers Piano Co., were here Friday for the annual
meeting of the company. Mr. King was re-elected
president and Mr. Doll treasurer. Mr. Bruton will
continue as manager.
The formal opening of the new Farrand retail
establishment is now scheduled for Saturday,
June 22.
A host of bench and scarf travelers have come
and gone during the week. Prominent among
them were R. J. McCracken, of Kaffenberger &
Cantor, and Francis A. Broderick, of the Martin
Adjustable Piano Bench Co., of Akron, O.
BUSINESS AND POLITICS.
Too Much of'the Latter Causing Disturbance
and Discontent in Commercial Sphere.
It is the opinion of many men that the business
world is having an overdose of politics. Judge
UNION COULDN'T GET HOLD.
Gary in a recent interview put this very clearly
when he said: "We need a material uplift as
Packard Co. Discharges Agitators and Fills
well as moral. Suppose some country were to dis-
Places with Workmen from Other Cities.
cover in its domains gold mines yielding a billion
dollars a year for a hundred years. We would at
(Special to The Review.)
once conclude that country to be the wealthiest in
Fort Wayne, Ind., June 17, 1912.
the world. Yet here we (the United States) are
All the various departments of the factory of
yielding grains worth from eight to nine billion
the Packard Co., this city, are running smoothly
dollars yearly indefinitely. Moreover, our business
with full forces, and the company appears to have
methods are a model for all the world. Every
won out in its fight against the organizing of its
European nation tries to copy our commercial sys-
employes by union leaders.
tems. And yet we are constantly in trouble. Why?
Some time ago the company learned of the ef-
The answer is obvious to every well balanced ob-
forts of the unions to get control of the plant and
server. Too much politics. With less political
at once discharged a number of employes connected
and more mental serenity we could easily lead the
with the agitation. The places of those discharged
world. For a decade I have striven to make the
have been filled by men from other cities.
Steel Corporation a model corporation; a com-
pany divested of all monopolistic and objectionable
WANT BILL AGAINST FAKE ADS.
phases, but apparently I have not succeeded to the
Denver Merchants to Make Political Issue of satisfaction of some important people. You con-
. Passage of Bill by Next Legislature.
stantly hear of the great business we get from the
railroads. You might point out that we recipro-
The Retail Association of the Denver Chamber
cate. We pay, for example, the New York Central
of Commerce, largely through the efforts of the
and the Pennsylvania railways $30,000,000 annually
piano dealers of that city, is .planning a strong
for freight charges."
campaign to effect the passing of a bill against
fake advertising at the next session of the legis-
NEW MANAGER IN DENVER.
lature. The bill was presented before the last
C. K. Williams, formerly bookkeeper for the
legislature, but was defeated, and this year the
merchants are making its passage a political issue, Cable Piano Co., in Denver, Colo., has been made
manager of that branch to succeed J. E. Shelby,
and announce that they will give their support in
who recently went to Birmingham, Ala., to take
the coming election only to such candidates for
over the Cable Piano Co. business in that progres-
the assemblv as favor the measure.
sive city.
WRIGHT CO. CREDITORS TO MEET.
A meeting of the creditors of the Wright Piano
Co., New York, bankrupt, is scheduled for Mon-
day, July 1, 1912, at 11 o'clock a. m., 75 Mont-
gomery street, Jersey City. The meeting will be
held for the purpose of considering the trustee's
report, making necessary allowances, declaring a
dividend and taking up other important matters.
NEW QUARTERS IN PROVIDENCE.
The Bower Piano Co., Providence, R. I., which
has the State agency for the Sohmer and other
well-known makes of pianos, has leased handsome
and commodious new quarters on Weybosset
street, that city, to which the business will be
moved some time in July.
THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
CABLE CO. DEALERS USE TRUCKS.
OLD OFFICERS RE=ELECTED.
VOSE CO. SECURESJHILTON AGENCY.
Lebanon, Ind., Dealer Improvises Ingenious
Attachment for Pleasure Auto and Converts
It Into Truck to Meet an Emergency.
Messrs. Doll and King Again Head the Manu-
facturers' Co.—Opening of Farrand Retail
Store Set for To-day—Recent Visitors.
The Famous Boston House Will Sell the Milton
Line Not Only in the "City of Culture" but
Also in Its Branch House in Chicago.
(Special to The Review.)
President A. H. Kayton, of the Milton Piano
Co., was a visitor to Boston last week, and while
there consummated a deal between Vose & Sons
Piano Co. and the Milton Piano Co. whereby the
former institution secures the agency for the Mil-
ton line for both Boston and Chicago. The Vose
stores in these two cities will carry a full line of
Milton pianos and players.
The two photos herewith reproduced show en-
ergetic Cable Company dealers who are using
trucks in delivering pianos from their stores.
Picture No. 1 shows the truck of B. J. Rice, of
Crcston, O., with one of the popular Kingsbury
styles being delivered. This photo was sent The
Review by Earl R. Billings, Ohio representative
of the Cable Company, who says in his message:
Auto Truck of B. J. Rice, Creston, O.
"The auto truck is a good investment for the
dealer who works country trade.''
The second photo shows the arrangement which
George L. Spahr, of Lebanon, Ind., has adopted
to take the place of the regular truck. The axiom
that necessity is the mother of invention has an-
other supporter in Mr. Spahr. He was confronted
with the difficulty of making more piano deliveries
How Geo. L. Spahr Delivers Pianos.
in the country than one team and wagon could
manage. He did not wait to purchase another
team, but figured that his touring car ought to
earn some of its gasoline and lubricating oil. With
a fertile brain, such as Mr. Spahr possesses, it was
no task at all for him to devise the trailer and
coupling shown herewith, and the results more
than justified the inventor's hopes, as his inven-
tion is now doing the work of two teams, and
the horses that were formerly hauling pianos are
now drawing a plow.
The trailer is working out so successfully that
its inventor is making application for a patent cov-
ering the idea as well as covering the method of
coupling to the touring car.
This trailer has been in operation since February
and a record of one hour and twenty-seven minutes
has been made in a twenty-two mile run with a
piano. Mr. Spahr handles the Cable Company's
entire line in Lebanon and surrounding territory.
COMPROMISEJMAST RATES.
Freight
Tariffs Are Filed by the Transcon-
tinental Rail Carriers.
(Special to The Review.)
Washington, D. C, June 18, 1912.
The transcontinental rail carriers have filed with
the Interstate Commerce Commission westbound
tariffs, naming rates on commodities from Eastern
shipping points to Oregon, Idaho, Washington,
Montana and Wyoming substantially in accord
with the compromise schedule of rates agreed upon
by the railways and the inter-Rocky Mountain
shippers.
The compromise agreement, which is mainly
satisfactory to the commission, will become effec-
t»vg immediately.
Detroit, Mich., June 18, 1912.
George Doll and Arthur King, of the Manufac-
turers Piano Co., were here Friday for the annual
meeting of the company. Mr. King was re-elected
president and Mr. Doll treasurer. Mr. Bruton will
continue as manager.
The formal opening of the new Farrand retail
establishment is now scheduled for Saturday,
June 22.
A host of bench and scarf travelers have come
and gone during the week. Prominent among
them were R. J. McCracken, of Kaffenberger &
Cantor, and Francis A. Broderick, of the Martin
Adjustable Piano Bench Co., of Akron, O.
BUSINESS AND POLITICS.
Too Much of'the Latter Causing Disturbance
and Discontent in Commercial Sphere.
It is the opinion of many men that the business
world is having an overdose of politics. Judge
UNION COULDN'T GET HOLD.
Gary in a recent interview put this very clearly
when he said: "We need a material uplift as
Packard Co. Discharges Agitators and Fills
well as moral. Suppose some country were to dis-
Places with Workmen from Other Cities.
cover in its domains gold mines yielding a billion
dollars a year for a hundred years. We would at
(Special to The Review.)
once conclude that country to be the wealthiest in
Fort Wayne, Ind., June 17, 1912.
the world. Yet here we (the United States) are
All the various departments of the factory of
yielding grains worth from eight to nine billion
the Packard Co., this city, are running smoothly
dollars yearly indefinitely. Moreover, our business
with full forces, and the company appears to have
methods are a model for all the world. Every
won out in its fight against the organizing of its
European nation tries to copy our commercial sys-
employes by union leaders.
tems. And yet we are constantly in trouble. Why?
Some time ago the company learned of the ef-
The answer is obvious to every well balanced ob-
forts of the unions to get control of the plant and
server. Too much politics. With less political
at once discharged a number of employes connected
and more mental serenity we could easily lead the
with the agitation. The places of those discharged
world. For a decade I have striven to make the
have been filled by men from other cities.
Steel Corporation a model corporation; a com-
pany divested of all monopolistic and objectionable
WANT BILL AGAINST FAKE ADS.
phases, but apparently I have not succeeded to the
Denver Merchants to Make Political Issue of satisfaction of some important people. You con-
. Passage of Bill by Next Legislature.
stantly hear of the great business we get from the
railroads. You might point out that we recipro-
The Retail Association of the Denver Chamber
cate. We pay, for example, the New York Central
of Commerce, largely through the efforts of the
and the Pennsylvania railways $30,000,000 annually
piano dealers of that city, is .planning a strong
for freight charges."
campaign to effect the passing of a bill against
fake advertising at the next session of the legis-
NEW MANAGER IN DENVER.
lature. The bill was presented before the last
C. K. Williams, formerly bookkeeper for the
legislature, but was defeated, and this year the
merchants are making its passage a political issue, Cable Piano Co., in Denver, Colo., has been made
manager of that branch to succeed J. E. Shelby,
and announce that they will give their support in
who recently went to Birmingham, Ala., to take
the coming election only to such candidates for
over the Cable Piano Co. business in that progres-
the assemblv as favor the measure.
sive city.
WRIGHT CO. CREDITORS TO MEET.
A meeting of the creditors of the Wright Piano
Co., New York, bankrupt, is scheduled for Mon-
day, July 1, 1912, at 11 o'clock a. m., 75 Mont-
gomery street, Jersey City. The meeting will be
held for the purpose of considering the trustee's
report, making necessary allowances, declaring a
dividend and taking up other important matters.
NEW QUARTERS IN PROVIDENCE.
The Bower Piano Co., Providence, R. I., which
has the State agency for the Sohmer and other
well-known makes of pianos, has leased handsome
and commodious new quarters on Weybosset
street, that city, to which the business will be
moved some time in July.
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