Music Trade Review
Issue: 1917 Vol. 65 N. 1 - Page 8
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
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TRADE NEWS FROM CLEVELAND
Dealers Considering Waiving Instalment Pay-
ments From Customers Who Have Enlisted—
Seek Opinion of Dealers Throughout the
Country—Permanent
Community
Chorus
Planned—McMillin Closes Successful Sale
STATE INCOME TAX REPORTS
Time for Filing Reports Has Been Extended to
August First—Blanks on Application
INDUSTRIAL WAGES INCREASING
There was an increase of 3.5 per cent, in in-
dustrial wages in the State of New York dur-
ing the month of May and a decline of 1 per
cent, in the number of employes, according to
the State Department of Labor. The average
per capita earnings for one week in May, 1917,
of all employes, including both sexes, were
$16.15, as against $15.50 in April. The average
per capita earnings for one week in May, 1916,
were $14.24, and in May, 1915, they were $12.74.
The Merchants' Association has been advised
that the State Tax Commissioner, under author-
ity conferred in the recently enacted State In-
CLEVELAND, O., July 2.—Cleveland piano mer- come Tax Law, has extended the time in which
chants are again demonstrating their patriotic manufacturing and mercantile corporations are
spirit. They bought liberally of the Liberty required to submit reports from July 1 to
Bonds and donated largely toward the Red August 1; also that the blank forms upon which
Cross Fund. Now they are seriously consider- these reports are to be rendered will be mailed
FAILURE^LAST WEEK
ing the step of allowing all men who have directly to all corporations affected by the new
enlisted in their country's service in the great law, on or about July 5.
Commercial failures last week in the United
war and who have bought pianos on the instal-
Where it becomes necessary for attorneys, States, as reported by R. G. Dun & Co., are
ment plan, to stop payments on the pianos and- agents, trustees or others to apply to the State
272, against 285 the preceding week and 256
still retain them, until the war is over.
Tax Commission for the required blanks, the the corresponding week last year. Failures in
And, moreover, the Cleveland piano men want name or names of the corporation they repre- Canada number 18, against 27 the preceding
this proposition taken up in a national way and sent should be stated in the application.
week, and 45 last year. Of failures last week
seriously considered by members of the Na-
in the United States, 108 were in the East, 72
tional Association of Piano Merchants. No defi-
Ambrose Kane, of Brockton, Mass., is nego- South, 60 West and 32 in the Pacific States, and
nite move has been made in this direction here
tiating the purchase of the music store of John 98 reported liabilities of $5,000 or more, against
yet, but it is being seriously thought of and
96 the preceding week.
C. Burke.
even now a few of the piano dealers are allow-
ing war volunteers remarkably easy terms on
their instalment pianos.
Harlan H. Hart, of the Hart Piano Co., wants
The Review to conduct a nation-wide canvass
among the piano dealers of the United States
with the idea in mind to ascertain if the dealers
will agree as a body to allow all war volunteers
who have instalment pianos in their homes to
keep those pianos without any further payments
until they return from the trenches or until
peace has been declared.
Paul Rader, of the Caldwell Piano Co., also
would like The Review to take up this question
to searcn out the thoughts of America's piano
merchants on this great patriotic project that
bespeaks once more the true Americanism of
the piano dealers of the United States.
Mr. iones, sales i^ansger of the B. Dreher's
Sons Co., likewise rather favors the idea of not
compelling the men who have enlisted to fight
for their flag to keep up their piano payments
during the war. At all events, before the
scheme is really carried out in full the piano
men of Cleveland want their brother merchants
in America to let them know, through the
columns of The Review, just how they feel on
this all vital question.
Cleveland city officials are planning a perma-
at the
nent community chorus of nearly 1,000 men and
women trained and equipped for annual spring
festival concerts in the new public hall. A big
chorus has been formed for the Fourth of July.
This chorus will sing at the Americanization
celebration in the Hippodrome in the morning
and at Brookside park in the afternoon.
The Starr Piano Co. of Akron has gone into a
new building there, occupying the entire second
floor in a central section of the city, 87 Howard
street. There are four large booths for pianos
and special booths for talking machines and
players. S. B. Best is sales manager in the new
plant and Earl W. Wiedeman is head salesman.
A. E. Burgmoser has taken on the Starr Piano
line at Sandusky, O. The Munson Music Co., of
Zanesville, has also taken on the Starr stock.
Another new Starr dealer is J. A. Moore, of
Chicago Junction, O.
A. E. Taylor, district manager of the Starr
Co., has recently taken an extensive Ohio trip,
looking over the Starr agencies and securing
new ones.
William Shapenberg, vice-president of the
Frederick Piano Co., of Pittsburgh, has just
finished directing the big piano sale at Mc-
Millin's on East Ninth street. He went to New
York Friday. It was said to have been one of
the most fruitful sales, financially, ever re-
corded in Cleveland piano business annals.
G. C. Morton, for four years with the Colum-
bia Graphophone Co. in this city, will on July
Largest and Best Equipped Player Action School in America
15 move to New York to be a salesman in the
GEORGE E. MARTIN, Principal
retail department of the Columbia Co.
Visitors here this week among the piano trade
609 West 51st Street
New York City
were Fred Colber, of the American Piano Co.,
New York, and Mr. P«rice, of the Compton-
Price Co., of Coshocton, O.
TM
Thousands of Player-Pianos
Are Sold
A big field rapidly growing. This
makes a splendid opportunity for
Player Repair Experts.
SIX WEEKS
Danquard Player
Action School
studying at close range and by prac-
tical demonstration—the leading
Player Actions of every ma^e—will
be the best investment in time YOU
have ever made. Free of all cost
to you!
Enroll Now—New Classes Are Forming
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
8
TRADE NEWS FROM CLEVELAND
Dealers Considering Waiving Instalment Pay-
ments From Customers Who Have Enlisted—
Seek Opinion of Dealers Throughout the
Country—Permanent
Community
Chorus
Planned—McMillin Closes Successful Sale
STATE INCOME TAX REPORTS
Time for Filing Reports Has Been Extended to
August First—Blanks on Application
INDUSTRIAL WAGES INCREASING
There was an increase of 3.5 per cent, in in-
dustrial wages in the State of New York dur-
ing the month of May and a decline of 1 per
cent, in the number of employes, according to
the State Department of Labor. The average
per capita earnings for one week in May, 1917,
of all employes, including both sexes, were
$16.15, as against $15.50 in April. The average
per capita earnings for one week in May, 1916,
were $14.24, and in May, 1915, they were $12.74.
The Merchants' Association has been advised
that the State Tax Commissioner, under author-
ity conferred in the recently enacted State In-
CLEVELAND, O., July 2.—Cleveland piano mer- come Tax Law, has extended the time in which
chants are again demonstrating their patriotic manufacturing and mercantile corporations are
spirit. They bought liberally of the Liberty required to submit reports from July 1 to
Bonds and donated largely toward the Red August 1; also that the blank forms upon which
Cross Fund. Now they are seriously consider- these reports are to be rendered will be mailed
FAILURE^LAST WEEK
ing the step of allowing all men who have directly to all corporations affected by the new
enlisted in their country's service in the great law, on or about July 5.
Commercial failures last week in the United
war and who have bought pianos on the instal-
Where it becomes necessary for attorneys, States, as reported by R. G. Dun & Co., are
ment plan, to stop payments on the pianos and- agents, trustees or others to apply to the State
272, against 285 the preceding week and 256
still retain them, until the war is over.
Tax Commission for the required blanks, the the corresponding week last year. Failures in
And, moreover, the Cleveland piano men want name or names of the corporation they repre- Canada number 18, against 27 the preceding
this proposition taken up in a national way and sent should be stated in the application.
week, and 45 last year. Of failures last week
seriously considered by members of the Na-
in the United States, 108 were in the East, 72
tional Association of Piano Merchants. No defi-
Ambrose Kane, of Brockton, Mass., is nego- South, 60 West and 32 in the Pacific States, and
nite move has been made in this direction here
tiating the purchase of the music store of John 98 reported liabilities of $5,000 or more, against
yet, but it is being seriously thought of and
96 the preceding week.
C. Burke.
even now a few of the piano dealers are allow-
ing war volunteers remarkably easy terms on
their instalment pianos.
Harlan H. Hart, of the Hart Piano Co., wants
The Review to conduct a nation-wide canvass
among the piano dealers of the United States
with the idea in mind to ascertain if the dealers
will agree as a body to allow all war volunteers
who have instalment pianos in their homes to
keep those pianos without any further payments
until they return from the trenches or until
peace has been declared.
Paul Rader, of the Caldwell Piano Co., also
would like The Review to take up this question
to searcn out the thoughts of America's piano
merchants on this great patriotic project that
bespeaks once more the true Americanism of
the piano dealers of the United States.
Mr. iones, sales i^ansger of the B. Dreher's
Sons Co., likewise rather favors the idea of not
compelling the men who have enlisted to fight
for their flag to keep up their piano payments
during the war. At all events, before the
scheme is really carried out in full the piano
men of Cleveland want their brother merchants
in America to let them know, through the
columns of The Review, just how they feel on
this all vital question.
Cleveland city officials are planning a perma-
at the
nent community chorus of nearly 1,000 men and
women trained and equipped for annual spring
festival concerts in the new public hall. A big
chorus has been formed for the Fourth of July.
This chorus will sing at the Americanization
celebration in the Hippodrome in the morning
and at Brookside park in the afternoon.
The Starr Piano Co. of Akron has gone into a
new building there, occupying the entire second
floor in a central section of the city, 87 Howard
street. There are four large booths for pianos
and special booths for talking machines and
players. S. B. Best is sales manager in the new
plant and Earl W. Wiedeman is head salesman.
A. E. Burgmoser has taken on the Starr Piano
line at Sandusky, O. The Munson Music Co., of
Zanesville, has also taken on the Starr stock.
Another new Starr dealer is J. A. Moore, of
Chicago Junction, O.
A. E. Taylor, district manager of the Starr
Co., has recently taken an extensive Ohio trip,
looking over the Starr agencies and securing
new ones.
William Shapenberg, vice-president of the
Frederick Piano Co., of Pittsburgh, has just
finished directing the big piano sale at Mc-
Millin's on East Ninth street. He went to New
York Friday. It was said to have been one of
the most fruitful sales, financially, ever re-
corded in Cleveland piano business annals.
G. C. Morton, for four years with the Colum-
bia Graphophone Co. in this city, will on July
Largest and Best Equipped Player Action School in America
15 move to New York to be a salesman in the
GEORGE E. MARTIN, Principal
retail department of the Columbia Co.
Visitors here this week among the piano trade
609 West 51st Street
New York City
were Fred Colber, of the American Piano Co.,
New York, and Mr. P«rice, of the Compton-
Price Co., of Coshocton, O.
TM
Thousands of Player-Pianos
Are Sold
A big field rapidly growing. This
makes a splendid opportunity for
Player Repair Experts.
SIX WEEKS
Danquard Player
Action School
studying at close range and by prac-
tical demonstration—the leading
Player Actions of every ma^e—will
be the best investment in time YOU
have ever made. Free of all cost
to you!
Enroll Now—New Classes Are Forming
Danquard Player Action School
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