Music Trade Review
Issue: 1915 Vol. 61 N. 20 - Page 11
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
11
VOTERS APPROVE PLAN FOR GREATER DETROIT.
Grinnell Bros, met in Detroii. on Monday evening,
November 1, and listened to an address by Mr.
Annexation of Suburbs Will Serve to Add Materially to Population of City—Planning to En-
Schwenker, traveling repair expert for the Victor
large Weil & Co. Department—Numerous Trade Visitors—Detroit Association to Meet.
Co. He explained the Victor machine from a
(.Special to The Review.)
technical standpoint and tendered the men much
Wilcox & White. There were also a number of
DETROIT, MICH., November 8.—On Tuesday, No-
• •
other representatives here, making the past week Hood advice.
vember 2, the people of Detroit voted to annex an extremely busy one for Detroit dealers.
certain suburbs, which increases Detroit's popula-
OPEN NEW PIANO STORE.
The salesmen of the J. L. Hudson piano store in
tion by over 5,000, making the total close to 750,000. this city held their regular monthly meeting No-
A. H. Yopp and Thos. K. Woody Form Co-
At the present rate of growth and development it vember 1 at the store's own cafe, where a special
partnership in That City—Handle the Sohmer.
isn't going to be a difficult matter to bring the dinner had been provided—far superior to any
population of Detroit up to 1,000,000 by 1920.
(Special to The Uev'icw.)
which they have had at previous meetings at the
WILMINGTON, DEL., November (i.—Alf H. Yopp
The Goodfellowship Club of Grinnell Bros, and local hotels. Following dinner, the salesmen dis-
guests to the number of eighty-four held their cussed holiday plans and the outlook for Novem- and Thomas K. Woody, two well-known and pop-
fourth annual stag banquet at the Hotel Charle- ber and December business. Manager E. P. An- ular young Wilmingtoiiians. have formed a co-
voix, Wednesday evening, November 3. An ex- drew, of the Hudson piano store, encourages his partnership and have leased the store at 217 North
ceptionally good dinner was followed by a well- men to make suggestions. Any that are made are Front street, where they will shortly open a first-
arranged and, interesting program. Prof. J. J. carefully considered and are acted upon. The class music store.
Axtell gave an interesting talk on "Goodfellowship Hudson piano store has an arbitration committee,
Mr. Woody has recently returned from the
and Anthropology." All those present were unani- comprising two men from the talking mac.iine de- North, where he selected the stock and secured the
mous in declaring t'.ie program the most interesting partment and two from the piano department. Tliis agency for the well-known Sohmer piano, which
ever given by the organization. It was announced board settles all disputes that arise, and whatever was sold in Wilmington last some thirty years ago
that on the evening of December 2 there would be decision is made by the board is final. A new by the late S. Van Laer.
a dancing party in the concert hall of the Grinnell board is appointed every sixty days. The J. L.
Mr. Yopp has made a life study of music and
Building, to which all employes of the Grinnell Hudson Co. has laid plans for a million-dollar will be congenially situated in the new business.
Bros, stores would be invited. An out-of-town business in December, a good portion of which Mr. Woody has been with the Stieff Music House
guest at the above meeting was F. A. Brenner, will come from the piano store.
for a number of years, and in June last resigned
representative of the Fred Gretsch Manufacturing
the management of the Wilmington office with the
Detroit
piano
dealers
are
being
seriously
incon-
Co., of Brooklyn, N. Y.
ultimate view of going in business for himself.
venienced owing to the strike of Michigan Central
So successful has the piano department of Weil Railroad employes, the result being that freight
J. N. Robins & Co., of Lancaster, O., have
& Co., Detroit, proven at the new building that traffic is tied up more or less. Hence dealers who
opened
a branch store in Columbus, O. C. W.
plans are now being discussed for making it larger. have goods coming in from the East and West—
In fact, officials of the company may turn tie en- and the bulk of it comes over the Michigan Central Oakes is the manager.
tire third floor over to pianos and players. H. S. lines—are finding it almost impossible to even
Weil, in charge of this department, has been with locate them. Manager Andrew, of the J. L. Hud-
the May-Stern Co. for fourteen years, formerly son piano store, is endeavoring to locate five Chick-
at the St. Louis store. He came to Detroit when ering grand Apollos and a shipment of Brinker-
Weil & Co. moved into their present new building. hoff pianos. He has sold two of the Chickerings
Wayne and Michigan avenues, last spring.
and the customers are anxious to get them.
Among our visitors this week have been Gordon
Detroit has gone crazy over "Ragging the
Lstughead, of the Q R S Co.; J. Henry Williams, Scales," and the result is a big demand for the
general manager of Chickering & Sons; Warren music roll as played by Charlie Straight, of the
C. Whitney, vice-president of the A. B. Chase Co.; Q R S Co. It is one of the snappiest one-steps and
Chandler W. Smith, of the Henry F. Miller Co.; fox-trots ever brought out. Dealers handling this
A. N. Page, secretary and vice-president of the particular roll, and who will push it, cannot fail
Visitors at the Panama-Pacific Ex-
Melville Clark Piano Co., and F. E. Edgar, of to do a big business. When Mr. Laughead, of the
position have been delighted with the
Recognition
of American
Creative Skill
MUTER HUMANA
The dealer who will put greater
emphasis than ever before on the
playerpiano department of his bus-
iness will act wisely. In no way
can this be done better than by
handling the LAUTER-HUMANA
—an instrument of rarely beautiful
quality that makes it easy to sell to
people of discriminating judgment.
We invite inquiries.
C A U T I O N — T h e word h u n i a n a m e a n s human—
liuman-liku c o n t r o l .
Tin's n a m e is o u r t r a d e -
m a r k . T h e artistic s u p r e m a c y of t h e L A U T E R -
I I U M A N A h a s b r o u g h t forth irai ations with
i- a i m s of " h u m a n l i k e coiiti' I," "liuniiiii t o u c h , "
etc. T h e r e is b u t o n e Humana—thi? L A l ' T L R -
I l l ' M A N A , m a n u f a c t u r e d wholly in <>ur own
N e w a r k plant.
42
LAUTER
CO.
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
—•A I
J
Q R S Co., was here last week he demonsrated this
roll at the J. L. Hudson store for Manager An-
drew and The Music Trade Review correspondent.
A number of people who were in the room at the
time immediately wanted to know the name of the
selection. They made purchases.
The next meeting of the Detroit Music Trades
Association will take place Tuesday evening, No-
vember 16, at the Hotel Charlevoix. President A.
Ft. Howes is now arranging for an outside speaker.
W. H. Beach, treasurer of the Bush & Lane
Piano Co., Holland. Mich., was in Detroit last
week on his way back to New York City. He told
Manager Cross, of the Detroit branch, that the fac-
tory was way behind on Cerilian players and that
orders to "rus'i" goods were coming in from every
part of the country.
Frank J. Tiayley. 8-10 Witherell street, Detroit, is
quite disappointed over the defeat of the street car
municipal ownership plan. Mr. Bayley was strongly
in favor of it.
During the concerts to be given during the com-
ing season by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Mason & Hamlin pianos will be used. Weston
Gales, conductor, is a great admirer of the Mason
& Hamlin piano.
The J. L. Hudson Co. has been advertising the
Kurtzmann piano, for which it holds the exclusive
agency, very strongly during the week.
Bush & Lane Co. has opened a new store at 525
Water street. Port Huron. Mich. G. H. Haxson is
manager. At the opening, which occurred Octo-
ber 27, the store was beautifully decorated with
palms and flowers.
The talking machine managers and salesmen for
HEINEMAN MOTORS
"The Motor of Quality"
musical features presented at regular
intervals in the recital hall of the ex-
hibit created by the American Steel
& Wire Co.
This exhibit has been the rendez-
vous of musical people, and it has
been the only one at which an edu-
cational musical exhibit has been
steadily maintained.
Daily, visitors have been charmed
with the musical instruments shown
therein. Back of it all has been a
great American institution, which has
been producing vital products for
every kind of musical instrument
created, and that part which has been
peculiarly pleasing to piano men has
been wire—wire which has measured
up to the most exacting requirements
of the piano world.
The greatest American piano
manufacturers concede the position
won by this house. Its remarkable
achievements in the realm of tone arc
recognized the world over, and the
duly constituted authorities of the
Panama - Pacific
Exposition
have
awarded to this creative company
the Grand Prize, an honor worthily
won by an American enterprise.
American Steel & Wire Company
Chicago, New York, Worcester, Cleveland, Pitts-
burgh, Denver. Export representative: U. S. Steel
Products Co., New York. Pacific Coast represen-
tative: U. S. Steel Products Co., San Francisco,
Los Angeles. Portland, Seattle.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
11
VOTERS APPROVE PLAN FOR GREATER DETROIT.
Grinnell Bros, met in Detroii. on Monday evening,
November 1, and listened to an address by Mr.
Annexation of Suburbs Will Serve to Add Materially to Population of City—Planning to En-
Schwenker, traveling repair expert for the Victor
large Weil & Co. Department—Numerous Trade Visitors—Detroit Association to Meet.
Co. He explained the Victor machine from a
(.Special to The Review.)
technical standpoint and tendered the men much
Wilcox & White. There were also a number of
DETROIT, MICH., November 8.—On Tuesday, No-
• •
other representatives here, making the past week Hood advice.
vember 2, the people of Detroit voted to annex an extremely busy one for Detroit dealers.
certain suburbs, which increases Detroit's popula-
OPEN NEW PIANO STORE.
The salesmen of the J. L. Hudson piano store in
tion by over 5,000, making the total close to 750,000. this city held their regular monthly meeting No-
A. H. Yopp and Thos. K. Woody Form Co-
At the present rate of growth and development it vember 1 at the store's own cafe, where a special
partnership in That City—Handle the Sohmer.
isn't going to be a difficult matter to bring the dinner had been provided—far superior to any
population of Detroit up to 1,000,000 by 1920.
(Special to The Uev'icw.)
which they have had at previous meetings at the
WILMINGTON, DEL., November (i.—Alf H. Yopp
The Goodfellowship Club of Grinnell Bros, and local hotels. Following dinner, the salesmen dis-
guests to the number of eighty-four held their cussed holiday plans and the outlook for Novem- and Thomas K. Woody, two well-known and pop-
fourth annual stag banquet at the Hotel Charle- ber and December business. Manager E. P. An- ular young Wilmingtoiiians. have formed a co-
voix, Wednesday evening, November 3. An ex- drew, of the Hudson piano store, encourages his partnership and have leased the store at 217 North
ceptionally good dinner was followed by a well- men to make suggestions. Any that are made are Front street, where they will shortly open a first-
arranged and, interesting program. Prof. J. J. carefully considered and are acted upon. The class music store.
Axtell gave an interesting talk on "Goodfellowship Hudson piano store has an arbitration committee,
Mr. Woody has recently returned from the
and Anthropology." All those present were unani- comprising two men from the talking mac.iine de- North, where he selected the stock and secured the
mous in declaring t'.ie program the most interesting partment and two from the piano department. Tliis agency for the well-known Sohmer piano, which
ever given by the organization. It was announced board settles all disputes that arise, and whatever was sold in Wilmington last some thirty years ago
that on the evening of December 2 there would be decision is made by the board is final. A new by the late S. Van Laer.
a dancing party in the concert hall of the Grinnell board is appointed every sixty days. The J. L.
Mr. Yopp has made a life study of music and
Building, to which all employes of the Grinnell Hudson Co. has laid plans for a million-dollar will be congenially situated in the new business.
Bros, stores would be invited. An out-of-town business in December, a good portion of which Mr. Woody has been with the Stieff Music House
guest at the above meeting was F. A. Brenner, will come from the piano store.
for a number of years, and in June last resigned
representative of the Fred Gretsch Manufacturing
the management of the Wilmington office with the
Detroit
piano
dealers
are
being
seriously
incon-
Co., of Brooklyn, N. Y.
ultimate view of going in business for himself.
venienced owing to the strike of Michigan Central
So successful has the piano department of Weil Railroad employes, the result being that freight
J. N. Robins & Co., of Lancaster, O., have
& Co., Detroit, proven at the new building that traffic is tied up more or less. Hence dealers who
opened
a branch store in Columbus, O. C. W.
plans are now being discussed for making it larger. have goods coming in from the East and West—
In fact, officials of the company may turn tie en- and the bulk of it comes over the Michigan Central Oakes is the manager.
tire third floor over to pianos and players. H. S. lines—are finding it almost impossible to even
Weil, in charge of this department, has been with locate them. Manager Andrew, of the J. L. Hud-
the May-Stern Co. for fourteen years, formerly son piano store, is endeavoring to locate five Chick-
at the St. Louis store. He came to Detroit when ering grand Apollos and a shipment of Brinker-
Weil & Co. moved into their present new building. hoff pianos. He has sold two of the Chickerings
Wayne and Michigan avenues, last spring.
and the customers are anxious to get them.
Among our visitors this week have been Gordon
Detroit has gone crazy over "Ragging the
Lstughead, of the Q R S Co.; J. Henry Williams, Scales," and the result is a big demand for the
general manager of Chickering & Sons; Warren music roll as played by Charlie Straight, of the
C. Whitney, vice-president of the A. B. Chase Co.; Q R S Co. It is one of the snappiest one-steps and
Chandler W. Smith, of the Henry F. Miller Co.; fox-trots ever brought out. Dealers handling this
A. N. Page, secretary and vice-president of the particular roll, and who will push it, cannot fail
Visitors at the Panama-Pacific Ex-
Melville Clark Piano Co., and F. E. Edgar, of to do a big business. When Mr. Laughead, of the
position have been delighted with the
Recognition
of American
Creative Skill
MUTER HUMANA
The dealer who will put greater
emphasis than ever before on the
playerpiano department of his bus-
iness will act wisely. In no way
can this be done better than by
handling the LAUTER-HUMANA
—an instrument of rarely beautiful
quality that makes it easy to sell to
people of discriminating judgment.
We invite inquiries.
C A U T I O N — T h e word h u n i a n a m e a n s human—
liuman-liku c o n t r o l .
Tin's n a m e is o u r t r a d e -
m a r k . T h e artistic s u p r e m a c y of t h e L A U T E R -
I I U M A N A h a s b r o u g h t forth irai ations with
i- a i m s of " h u m a n l i k e coiiti' I," "liuniiiii t o u c h , "
etc. T h e r e is b u t o n e Humana—thi? L A l ' T L R -
I l l ' M A N A , m a n u f a c t u r e d wholly in <>ur own
N e w a r k plant.
42
LAUTER
CO.
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
—•A I
J
Q R S Co., was here last week he demonsrated this
roll at the J. L. Hudson store for Manager An-
drew and The Music Trade Review correspondent.
A number of people who were in the room at the
time immediately wanted to know the name of the
selection. They made purchases.
The next meeting of the Detroit Music Trades
Association will take place Tuesday evening, No-
vember 16, at the Hotel Charlevoix. President A.
Ft. Howes is now arranging for an outside speaker.
W. H. Beach, treasurer of the Bush & Lane
Piano Co., Holland. Mich., was in Detroit last
week on his way back to New York City. He told
Manager Cross, of the Detroit branch, that the fac-
tory was way behind on Cerilian players and that
orders to "rus'i" goods were coming in from every
part of the country.
Frank J. Tiayley. 8-10 Witherell street, Detroit, is
quite disappointed over the defeat of the street car
municipal ownership plan. Mr. Bayley was strongly
in favor of it.
During the concerts to be given during the com-
ing season by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Mason & Hamlin pianos will be used. Weston
Gales, conductor, is a great admirer of the Mason
& Hamlin piano.
The J. L. Hudson Co. has been advertising the
Kurtzmann piano, for which it holds the exclusive
agency, very strongly during the week.
Bush & Lane Co. has opened a new store at 525
Water street. Port Huron. Mich. G. H. Haxson is
manager. At the opening, which occurred Octo-
ber 27, the store was beautifully decorated with
palms and flowers.
The talking machine managers and salesmen for
HEINEMAN MOTORS
"The Motor of Quality"
musical features presented at regular
intervals in the recital hall of the ex-
hibit created by the American Steel
& Wire Co.
This exhibit has been the rendez-
vous of musical people, and it has
been the only one at which an edu-
cational musical exhibit has been
steadily maintained.
Daily, visitors have been charmed
with the musical instruments shown
therein. Back of it all has been a
great American institution, which has
been producing vital products for
every kind of musical instrument
created, and that part which has been
peculiarly pleasing to piano men has
been wire—wire which has measured
up to the most exacting requirements
of the piano world.
The greatest American piano
manufacturers concede the position
won by this house. Its remarkable
achievements in the realm of tone arc
recognized the world over, and the
duly constituted authorities of the
Panama - Pacific
Exposition
have
awarded to this creative company
the Grand Prize, an honor worthily
won by an American enterprise.
American Steel & Wire Company
Chicago, New York, Worcester, Cleveland, Pitts-
burgh, Denver. Export representative: U. S. Steel
Products Co., New York. Pacific Coast represen-
tative: U. S. Steel Products Co., San Francisco,
Los Angeles. Portland, Seattle.
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