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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
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, MOTOR TRUCK J i E L P S BUSINESS.
OUTING OF PACKARD CO. EMPLOYES. PIANO ADS STRONGLY CONDEMNED
, Wainwright Music Co. Uses Automobile for
:
Getting Country Business and Motor Truck
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for Making Deliveries at a Distance.
Albert S. Bond, President of Company, Guest
of Honor at Picnic of Employes of the Con-
cern—General
Good Feeling Prevails
to
Marked Degree Among Entire Staff.
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At Convention of Associated Advertising Clubs
of America at Toronto—Jos. M. Mann Pre>
sents Some Samples of Piano Publicity.
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' MARIETTA, O.., June 29.—The Wainwright Piano
| Co., of this city, has built up a most satisfactory
• business in pianos and player-pianos," as well as
; talking machines and other musical goods, in the
surrounding territory, and has found that the
automobile, both passenger cars and trucks, has
been of great assistance in developing the business,
Wainwright's
Motor Delivery Wagon.
bringing prospects to the store and also in deliver-
ing goods. The prevalence of good roads makes
the twentieth century methods both speedy and
economical.
The accompanying illustration shows W. E.
Wainwright, manager and treasurer of the Wain-
wright Music Co., accompanied by his chauffeur,
J. W. Michener, seated o,n a new Bessemer motor
truck and ready to deliver a Chickering piano and
an Apollo player, with other goods, twenty-five
miles in the country. The truck will carry four
pianos without difficulty.
IMPROVING COLLECTIONS.
System Followed by One Credit Man for Keep-
ing Payment Up to the Mark.
A member of the Credit Men's Association, who
feels that he has been particularly successful in
keeping down his losses from bad debts, states
. that one of the secrets o.f his success is that he
sends out just in time to reach a customer on the
day his account is maturing a statement, at the
head of which appears conspicuously the following:
"Statement of your maturing account."
This is followed by another upon which is
equally conspicuously displayed: "Statement of
your past due account," provided, of course, within
'. five days of maturity settlement has not been made.
Then at 4:he end of five days, if remittance has still
not been received, a courteous letter is forwarded
to the effect that sight draft will be made if re-
mittance is not at hand within five days, and the
.promise to send draft is strictly adhered to. Copies
of bill heads used may be had upon application to.
the national office.
CHARLES M. COURBOIN HONORED.
Charles M. Courboin, of Oswego, N. Y., who re-
cently sent a very forceful testimonial to the
Brambach Piano Co., 639 West Forty-ninth street,
New York, regarding the Brambach baby grand
piano, has been elected to the rank of honorary
member of the American Guild of Organists.
M. SCHULZ CO.
STANDS FOR THE BEST
Pianos of
Established Repute
Player-Piawbs Exclusive in Design
Unequalled in Efficiency—RIGHT
We have a tine proposition
for GOOD dealers
M. SCHULZ CO.
711 Milwaukee Avenue
CHICAGO
We have a Southern Branch at Atlanta, Ga.
FORT WAYNE, IND V June 29.—Evidence of good
TORONTO, ONT., June 20.—One of the interesting
events of the sessions of the Associated Advertis-
ing Clubs of America, held in this city last week,
from the viewpoint of the piano trade, was the
resolution condemning certain forms of special
sale piano advertising, and which was passed
unanimously.
The resolution grew out of the presentation of
sensational special sale advertising appearing in
several of the Washington, D. C, newspapers over
the name of the C. W. McHugh Piano House, and
in the Baltimore, Md., papers over the name o.f
the Kunkel Piano Co., before the convention by
Joseph M. Mann, the piano man o,f Baltimore,
who was a delegate. The advertisements were
the same that were displayed and strongly con-
demned at the recent convention of the National
Association of Piano Merchants at New York.
The advertising men at the convention were
firm in their determination to put forth increased
efforts in a campaign to bring about a cleaner and
more honest standard of advertising, either
through moral suasion or by legislation.
will and an ideal feeling of harmony and co-opera-
tion between employers and employes of the
Packard Co. was given last week when the 250
employes of that concern were the hosts at a picnic
at Germania Park in honor of Albert S. Bond,
president of the company. The affair was planned
without the knowledge of Mr. Bond, who had
spent the morning at the Country Club. Shortly
after noon he was induced to return to the fac-
tory, where, to his utmost surprise, he found the
entire force of workmen and office employes lined
up in front of the building ready to leave for Ger-
mania Park on six special cars provided by the
traction company. Mr. Bond was greeted by a
cheer and was moved to tears when informed of
the purpose of the gathering.
The day at the park was spent with various
amusements, including target shooting, tug of war,
baseball, wrestling, boxing, racing, etc., in which
the factory employes, members of the office force
and Mr. Bond himself participated. The Elks'
Band furnished the music during the afternoon.
A dinner served in the large dining hall at the
R. K. PAYNTERJO EUROPE. ;
park at 6.30 o.'clock and followed by speech-making
was the closing event of the outing, which was Vice-President of Wm. Knabe & Co. Accom-
panied by Mrs. Paynter Leaves July 4 for
one of the most unique affairs in the history of
Month's Stay in Leading Countries.
the local labor movement ever held in this city
and probably in the entire State.
Richard K. Paynter, vice-president of William
Harry Achenbach acted as toastmaster at the
banquet, and those who responded with short talks Knabe & Co., accompanied by Mrs. Paynter and
included A. J. Leitch, J. Jenning, Al Sassino, their son, will sail to-morrow, July 4, on the
steamer "Campania" for a month's European trip.
Charles J. Scheimann and A. is. Bond.
According to his present plans, Mr. Paynter will
visit, on this combined business and pleasure trip,
PIANO HOUSESJ*EPRESENTED.
Ireland, Scotland, England and France, returning
Both Wiley B. Allen Co. and Kohler & Chase
to, America on July 30 on the steamer "Olympic."
Have Announcements in Special Issue of
Since assuming the vice-presidency of William
San Francisco Call Distributed at Toronto
Knabe & Co. last year Mr. Paynter has worked in-
Convention—Made Splendid Showing.
defatigably to further the artistic and business
The Wiley B. Allen Co., with an advertisement progress of the Knabe piano, and his success to
for the Carola Inner-Player, and Kohler & Chase, date has been most gratifying.' His European trip
with an announcement of Sho.ninger pianos and should equip him with renewed vigor and energy
player-pianos, were represented in the special issue for the fall and winter seasons.
of the San Francisco Call distributed at the con-
vention of the Associated Advertising Clubs of
FAILS TO RECOVER FOR PLAYER.
America at Toronto last week in connection with
Defendant's Claim That he Lost Position and
the campaign to bring the 1915 convention of the
Health After Making First Payment—Se-
advertising men to the Golden Gate. The issue of
cures Verdict from Court in Utica, N. Y.
the Call was edited, published and filled with ad-
vertising exclusively by the members of the Ad-
(Special to The Review.)
vertising Association of San Francisco through
LJTICA, N. Y., June 29.—In an action of the Hal-
the courtesy of F. W. Kellogg, the publisher.
let & Davis Piano Co. against George Newcomb,
of this city, to recover $425 on a player-piano, a
A BUSINESS THATNEEDS ATTENTION. County Court jury yesterday found a verdict for
defendant. The piano was purchased for $450 on
Southern Dealer's Views of the Demands of a
time payments by Newcomb, who paid $25 on ac-
Piano Business Clearly Set Forth.
count. The latter alleged that he lost his position
When it comes to picturesque phrases and terms soon after; that he has been in poor health and
of expression the talk of the average man from unable to continue payments, and that he offered to
Dixie generally heads the list. A piano man from
return the instrument.
Georgia who attended the recent convention de-
livered himself of the following in commenting
upon the requirements of the piano business in his
district:
"I tell yo', in this piano business, ef a man wo'ks
he'll get results; but ef he won't wo'k, but jest
natch'lly sets 'roun' an' thinks folks '11 come in
an' buy, he'll have about as much success as a
celluloid houn' dawg would chasin' an asbestos cat
are conscientiously made,
through h-e-1-1."
RUDOLF
PIANOS
BRADBURY GRANDER NOTED SINGER
One of the most recent purchasers at the local
warerooms of F. G. Smith, 335 Fifth avenue, was
Vernon Archibald, the prominent baritone, who is
now the owner of a handsome Louis XV Bradbury
baby grand. Mr. Archibald is well known thro.ugh-
out the country through his many connections, be-
ing a member of the Archibald Quartet, which has
produced numerous talking machine records, and
having recorded several selections personally.
good instruments; in other
words, the sweetest things out.
RUDOLF PIANO CO.
172 East 137th St.
NEW YORK