Music Trade Review
Issue: 1914 Vol. 59 N. 7 - Page 9
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THE
PICNIC OF CABLE=NELSON EMPLOYES
TRADE CONDITIONS IN ROCHESTER.
Held in One of the South Haven Parks Was a
Most Enjoyable Event—Charlie Brown Won
Fat Men's Race—A Sure Way to Reduce.
Dealers a Unit in Declaring That the Prospects
for a Fall and Winter Business Are Most
Encouraging—The Latest News of Interest.
(Special to The Review.)
(Special to The Review.)
ROCHESTER, N. Y., August 10.—The piano dealers
of this city are a unit in declaring that the
prospects for a lively fall and winter business
are of a most encour-
aging nature in every
particular and especial-
ly with the farming
element in the territory
covered by the local
houses. Crop condi-
tions in the Genesee
valley are the best in
years and, barring the
unexpected, the farm-
ers will have plenty of
money with which to
invest in pianos and
talking machines. As
Charlie Brown Winning the Fat Men's Race at C.-N. Picnic.
a matter of fact, the
to be the most enjoyable that has yet been held. majority of the piano men have already been vis-
The games began early in the morning and lasted ited by a number of out-of-town people who are
all day. The pianomakers brought their wives and busy looking over various makes of instruments
children and the affair was as though the partici- and declare their intentions of buying in the fall
pants were all one family. There was a baseball after the crops have been harvested.
game that aroused some real rooting and races of
In the trade generally there is a tendency to
various kinds for both children and grown-ups. The go after better and cleaner business and to let the
picnic was given in one of the local parks and a other fellow take the "nothing down—dollar a
large number of resorters who make South Haven
week" trade if he so desires, and the result is
their summer home were also witnesses of the fes- that with the collections receiving proper atten-
tivities. The accompanying photograph shows tion, the instruments sold "stay put."
Charlie Brown, manager of the Cable-Nelson store
R. H. Hart, sales manager of the Balcom Mu-
at Kalamazoo, Mich., winning the fat men's race. sic Co., which handles the Aeolian line exclusively,
At the conclusion of the event Mr. Brown remarked stated that business generally had kept up par-
that he had discovered the only sure way to reduce. ticularly well during the summer months with a
number of cash sales figuring in the totals. He
stated that the prospects in the farming districts
HAS EXCITINGJXPERIENCE.
had never been better and that his house was
Stenographer for Jacob Doll & Sons Locked in
prepared to take care of a business considerably
Warerooms After Hours
and Efforts of
in excess of normal during the fall and winter.
Police Are Required to Release Her.
The Victrola department of the Balcom Music
That earnest effort does not always have its re- Co. is under the management of H. Hoover who
ward was brought home strongly last week to Mis3 reports that, although there had been a falling
Minnie Gooeman, stenographer for the retail off in machines and records during the summer,
branch of Jacob Doll & Sons, at 116 West Forty- the heavy demand for the latest dance records was
second street. When Miss Goodman started to go a strong factor in the business and a steady im-
home at about six o'clock in the evening she dis- provement in conditions was already in evidence.
covered that she was the last person left in the
Manager A. P. H. Warren, of the Balcom Mu-
I uilding and that the street doors had been locked. sic Co., is at present on a vacation trip through
The young lady then telephoned to members of
Canada.
the company, but none had a key to the store.
At the store of C W. Oster, 340 Main street,
Next, her father was called from his home in who handles an extensive line of pianos and
] larlem, and finally the police were summoned. All player-pianos, including the Everett, John Church,
efforts of the rescuers were futile until a carpenter Harvard pianos and players of the John Church
was found and the panels of the door were re- Co., the Autopiano, the Melodigrand and severaf
moved to provide an exit. Miss Goodman had other makes. Mr. Oster is a strong believer in
been imprisoned for nearly four hours and de- the efficacy of the one-price system and has won
clares that it is a case of early hours for her in distinct success on that basis. On instalment sales
the future.
interest is charged in every case which has a
strong tendency to shorten terms of payment.
BIG P U R C H A S E R LOS ANGELES.
Griffin & Bailey, on North Clinton street, are
strong after the farmer trade, which John F.
'Southern California Music Co. Takes Over
Griffin states is of a most desirable sort with
Good Part of Eilers Stock in That City.
cash business as a strong factor. Already several
(Special to The Review.)
prospects have been lined up as piano buyers as
Los ANGELES, CAL., August 8. — The Southern
soon as the crops are harvested and the cash is
California Music Co. is at present conducting an available.
extensive sale of pianos purchased from the Eilers
Griffin & Bailey handle the Crown, Concord, Lyon
Music House, following the decision of the latter & Healy, Steger and other makes of pianos and
concern to close its branch house in this city. It player-pianos.
is stated that the Southern California Music Co.
Visits to other piano houses indicated that opti-
purchased over $50,000 worth of the Eilers stock, mism was in the air and that the piano men have
the balance being shipped to the Eilers stores in supreme faith in the prosperity of Rochester and
the North.
her environs.
This is the second big purchase made by the
Southern California Co. within the past few
LoBELLO JOINS_DIXON PIANO CO.
months, the concern having taken over the stock
(Special to The Review.1
of the J. B. Brown Music Co., valued at over
KANSAS CITY, MO., A*ugust 10.—James LoBello,
$100,000, last March.
a well-known and experienced piano man, has
joined the forces of the G. C. Dixon Piano Co., of
this city, as floor manager. The Dixon Co. has
been very successful in the territory and sells a
large number of pianos monthly.
CONOVE
SOUTH HAVEN, MICH., August 11.—The annual
picnic of the employes of the Cable-Nelson Piano
Co. factory was held here Saturday and was voted
OOI5
9
MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
If you want
to do business
with a
careful and
painstaking
piano
Manufacturer,
arrange with
the
Price &Teeple
Piano
Company
Chicago
They are safe,
and a desirable
Company to be
associated with.
Address
Chicago
THE
PICNIC OF CABLE=NELSON EMPLOYES
TRADE CONDITIONS IN ROCHESTER.
Held in One of the South Haven Parks Was a
Most Enjoyable Event—Charlie Brown Won
Fat Men's Race—A Sure Way to Reduce.
Dealers a Unit in Declaring That the Prospects
for a Fall and Winter Business Are Most
Encouraging—The Latest News of Interest.
(Special to The Review.)
(Special to The Review.)
ROCHESTER, N. Y., August 10.—The piano dealers
of this city are a unit in declaring that the
prospects for a lively fall and winter business
are of a most encour-
aging nature in every
particular and especial-
ly with the farming
element in the territory
covered by the local
houses. Crop condi-
tions in the Genesee
valley are the best in
years and, barring the
unexpected, the farm-
ers will have plenty of
money with which to
invest in pianos and
talking machines. As
Charlie Brown Winning the Fat Men's Race at C.-N. Picnic.
a matter of fact, the
to be the most enjoyable that has yet been held. majority of the piano men have already been vis-
The games began early in the morning and lasted ited by a number of out-of-town people who are
all day. The pianomakers brought their wives and busy looking over various makes of instruments
children and the affair was as though the partici- and declare their intentions of buying in the fall
pants were all one family. There was a baseball after the crops have been harvested.
game that aroused some real rooting and races of
In the trade generally there is a tendency to
various kinds for both children and grown-ups. The go after better and cleaner business and to let the
picnic was given in one of the local parks and a other fellow take the "nothing down—dollar a
large number of resorters who make South Haven
week" trade if he so desires, and the result is
their summer home were also witnesses of the fes- that with the collections receiving proper atten-
tivities. The accompanying photograph shows tion, the instruments sold "stay put."
Charlie Brown, manager of the Cable-Nelson store
R. H. Hart, sales manager of the Balcom Mu-
at Kalamazoo, Mich., winning the fat men's race. sic Co., which handles the Aeolian line exclusively,
At the conclusion of the event Mr. Brown remarked stated that business generally had kept up par-
that he had discovered the only sure way to reduce. ticularly well during the summer months with a
number of cash sales figuring in the totals. He
stated that the prospects in the farming districts
HAS EXCITINGJXPERIENCE.
had never been better and that his house was
Stenographer for Jacob Doll & Sons Locked in
prepared to take care of a business considerably
Warerooms After Hours
and Efforts of
in excess of normal during the fall and winter.
Police Are Required to Release Her.
The Victrola department of the Balcom Music
That earnest effort does not always have its re- Co. is under the management of H. Hoover who
ward was brought home strongly last week to Mis3 reports that, although there had been a falling
Minnie Gooeman, stenographer for the retail off in machines and records during the summer,
branch of Jacob Doll & Sons, at 116 West Forty- the heavy demand for the latest dance records was
second street. When Miss Goodman started to go a strong factor in the business and a steady im-
home at about six o'clock in the evening she dis- provement in conditions was already in evidence.
covered that she was the last person left in the
Manager A. P. H. Warren, of the Balcom Mu-
I uilding and that the street doors had been locked. sic Co., is at present on a vacation trip through
The young lady then telephoned to members of
Canada.
the company, but none had a key to the store.
At the store of C W. Oster, 340 Main street,
Next, her father was called from his home in who handles an extensive line of pianos and
] larlem, and finally the police were summoned. All player-pianos, including the Everett, John Church,
efforts of the rescuers were futile until a carpenter Harvard pianos and players of the John Church
was found and the panels of the door were re- Co., the Autopiano, the Melodigrand and severaf
moved to provide an exit. Miss Goodman had other makes. Mr. Oster is a strong believer in
been imprisoned for nearly four hours and de- the efficacy of the one-price system and has won
clares that it is a case of early hours for her in distinct success on that basis. On instalment sales
the future.
interest is charged in every case which has a
strong tendency to shorten terms of payment.
BIG P U R C H A S E R LOS ANGELES.
Griffin & Bailey, on North Clinton street, are
strong after the farmer trade, which John F.
'Southern California Music Co. Takes Over
Griffin states is of a most desirable sort with
Good Part of Eilers Stock in That City.
cash business as a strong factor. Already several
(Special to The Review.)
prospects have been lined up as piano buyers as
Los ANGELES, CAL., August 8. — The Southern
soon as the crops are harvested and the cash is
California Music Co. is at present conducting an available.
extensive sale of pianos purchased from the Eilers
Griffin & Bailey handle the Crown, Concord, Lyon
Music House, following the decision of the latter & Healy, Steger and other makes of pianos and
concern to close its branch house in this city. It player-pianos.
is stated that the Southern California Music Co.
Visits to other piano houses indicated that opti-
purchased over $50,000 worth of the Eilers stock, mism was in the air and that the piano men have
the balance being shipped to the Eilers stores in supreme faith in the prosperity of Rochester and
the North.
her environs.
This is the second big purchase made by the
Southern California Co. within the past few
LoBELLO JOINS_DIXON PIANO CO.
months, the concern having taken over the stock
(Special to The Review.1
of the J. B. Brown Music Co., valued at over
KANSAS CITY, MO., A*ugust 10.—James LoBello,
$100,000, last March.
a well-known and experienced piano man, has
joined the forces of the G. C. Dixon Piano Co., of
this city, as floor manager. The Dixon Co. has
been very successful in the territory and sells a
large number of pianos monthly.
CONOVE
SOUTH HAVEN, MICH., August 11.—The annual
picnic of the employes of the Cable-Nelson Piano
Co. factory was held here Saturday and was voted
OOI5
9
MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
If you want
to do business
with a
careful and
painstaking
piano
Manufacturer,
arrange with
the
Price &Teeple
Piano
Company
Chicago
They are safe,
and a desirable
Company to be
associated with.
Address
Chicago
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