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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
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NOTED MEN TO BE HEARD
On the Subject of the Country's Hopes of
Foreign Trade—Secretary of Commerce to
Open Important Convention of Business Men
in St. Louis—The Program Outlined.
James A. Farrell, president of the United States
Steel Corporation, gave out recently in his capacity
as chairman of the National Foreign Trade Coun-
cil the program for a foreign trade convention,
to be held in St. Louis on January 21 and 22.
John Bassett Moore, formerly counselor of the
Department of State, will read a paper on "Prob-
lems Arising in the War and Commerce." Among
other subjects to be formally presented will be
"Foreign Banking, Loans and Credits," "Govern-
ment Regulation of Commerce as Affecting For-
eign Trade," "Problems of the Smaller Manufac-
turer and Merchant in the Development of Foreign
Trade," "Commercial Education for Foreign
Trade" and "Merchant Marine."
Secretary of Commerce Redfield will make the
opening address, and among the speakers will be
E. A. S. Clarke, of the Lackawanna Steel Co.;
John D. Ryan, of the Amalgamated Copper Co.,
and Prof. Edwin F. Gay, of the Graduate School
of Business of Harvard University.
PIANO MEN AID THE NEEDY.
Detroit Dealers Take Active Interest in "Big
Brother" Movement to Relieve Poverty—
Music Publisher Aids in Furthering Cause.
( Special to The Review.)
DETROIT, January 12.—The music trades section
of the Detroit Board of Commerce is taking an
active part in the "Big Brother" movement of the
Board. This movement is an organized effort of
the Board of Commerce to relieve as many cases
of poverty in the city as can be found. Each sec-
tion of the board is assigned a certain number
of families to take care of, and that section goes
about the work assigned to it in its own way.
C. A. Grinnell is chairman of the music trades
section. He and his associates are paying the gro-
cery bills and coal bills of a number of families
whose bread-winners are out of work just now.
Some of the work is done by subscription, some
by personal donation. Chairman Grinnell has sent
out letters to all the prominent music trades men
who are members of the Board of Commerce, re-
questing their co-operation. One of the early re-
sponses he received was from Jerome H. Remick,
the music publisher, who wrote that it was a grand
idea and that he would do all he could to fur-
ther it.
SMOKER FOR EDMUND GRAM FORCE.
Staff of Retail Store in Milwaukee Entertained
by Head of Edmund Gram Piano Co. as Re-
ward for Successful Efforts.
(Special to The Review.)
MILWAUKEE, WIS., January 12.—Edmund Gram,
head of the Edmund Gram Piano House, carrying
the Stein way, Everett, Weber, Stcck and Hardman
lines, and president of the Edmund Gram Piano
Co., was host last week to the men employes of the
retail store and to C. H. Jackson, superintendent of
the Gram factory, at an enjoyable smoker and
luncheon held at the handsome Gram residence at
3811 Highland Boulevard.
The past year developed the best trade in the
history of the Gram retail house, as well as in the
manufacturing end of the business, and the gather-
ing was in the nature of a jollification meeting.
Plans for the coming year were also outlined.
E believe that the
big player indus-
try of this coun-
try is resting directly
upon the music roll and
that its future success
hinges upon the music
roll.
This fs "Why the Tietbett
"Square-cut" music roll
is a quality product
throughout, and as su£h,
Ave imfst get a fair price.
Remember, that your
player sales will be nb
better thah "yoxir hitfeic
roll service and we fur-
thermore say broadly,
that success with player-pianos
only cotoes after the cjre&ti'on
of a good music roll depart-
ment.
Or w e could have said: 4 -of a
Herbert music roll dejparttaieiit.%
RESIGNS AFTERJ.ONG SERVICE.
E. R. Bellows, for the past eight years manager
of the branch store of Grinnell Bros, in Marquette,
Mich., resigned that position on January 1 to as-
sume the Michigan State agency for a publishing
house with headquarters in Gladstone.
Any member of the music trade can forward
to this office a Want Advertisement and it will
be inserted free of charge.
NEWARK,N.3.