Music Trade Review
Issue: 1918 Vol. 66 N. 20 - Page 5
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MAY
THE MUSIC TRADE
18, 1918
5
REVIEW
FITTING THE INDUSTRY FOR BIGGER THINGS
(Continued from page 3)
Mr. Pound is bringing these matters even now to the attention of the trade. Let us not neglect these
important points.
When the war is over American piano men will have need, as never before, for all their ingenuity, skill
and business sense. They will have enormous international as well as domestic opportunities, but they will
have to face entirely new conditions, new ideas, new economic alignments. Now is the time; now when we
can stop and take thought, find out what we are doing, how we can improve our work, how we can cut
down expenses and waste, how we can fit ourselves for that great commercial war after the war, which we
know to be inevitable.
This is no time, nor is there any reason, for feeling bad, for pessimism, for gloom. We have work to do.
Let us up and at it!
of the German propagandist illy-concealed under the veneer of
sensationalism.
Testimony from men in the service, ranging from rookies
in the draft camps to seasoned officers in the front line trenches,
concurs in its unanimity of praise for the wonderful work this
organization is doing. The American Red Cross is typical of
the spirit of the American people. It needs and deserves their
hearty support. Therefore, give your financial support, be it
small or large, to the success of the coming campaign. Your
contribution may mean a bowl of soup for a hungry Belgian
child, it may mean a warm sweater for one of our own boys,
it may mean anesthesia and bandages and medicine for some
young American whose agonized face bears terrible witness to
the nameless horrors of the battle-field.
Never mind how many Liberty Bonds you have bought, for-
get how many contributions you have already made to the Y. M.
C. A., the Knights of Columbus and the many other splendid
organizations doing patriotic work, but dig down in your pocket
and give—give what you can afford, and then give some more,
and the harder it hurts to give the greater will be your satis-
faction when, after our boys come back with Victory perched
on their banners, you face them as an equal, because of the fact
that you did your bit "over here" while they were doing theirs
"over there."
HEN discussing business and national affairs generally in
these strenuous days, many men are inclined to go to
W
extremes. We have those who view the future through indigo-
hued glasses; they are of faint heart and see dismal times as a
result of the war, and they generally manage to make not only
themselves most unhappy, but place a barrage of pessimism in
the area in which they circulate.
On the other hand we have plenty of sane, level-headed, well-
balanced men who realize the seriousness of conditions, neverthe-
less work along optimistic lines, with full faith in the Govern-
ment, in the Nation, and in the boys who are at the front—men
who are full of confidence in the ability of the Nation to sur-
mount all difficulties to the end that it will be a greater power
after the war not only commercially but in the bigger things that
make our civilization a success.
Among the latter type of men may be classed John Wana-
maker, one of the our greatest Americans, who also ranks as one
of our leading piano merchants, and whose views, as expressed
daily in his editorial talks, are so admirably poised and full of that
real American spirit of confidence and courage that inspire and
uplift.
His utterances at all times are well worthy of consideration,
and they must unquestionably exercise a most beneficent in-
fluence, for they are based upon years of experience in business
and public life.
In a message the other day to the Carlisle Chamber of Com-
merce on the duty of America during the war and on business
prospects after the war, Mr. Wanamaker remarked: "The only
bright stars in the world at this hour are the Stars and Stripes,
made in Pennsylvania red with the blood of the patriotic founders
of the Nation and blue with the staunch faith of Americans in the
principles it represents.
"I believe we can speedily end this war by putting into it
forthwith our last dollar and every pound of mental and physical
strength we have.
"It is my belief that the ensuing four years after the war are
likely to be the most prosperous four years ever known in the
United States. I urge that we bring forward the fat years by
pouring out all our strength to get the war finished this year."
traufae
A Decision
regarding the best instrument to
offer your particular trade is
Not Hard to Reach
when you consider the Straube
quality of tone, workmanship and
material as well as the excellence
of service furnished by the
Straobe Upright, Style K
"Sing Their Own Praiue"
Straube Player, Style 15
"Sing Their Own Prai$e"
STRAUBE PIANO CO.
HAMMOND
INDIANA
MAY
THE MUSIC TRADE
18, 1918
5
REVIEW
FITTING THE INDUSTRY FOR BIGGER THINGS
(Continued from page 3)
Mr. Pound is bringing these matters even now to the attention of the trade. Let us not neglect these
important points.
When the war is over American piano men will have need, as never before, for all their ingenuity, skill
and business sense. They will have enormous international as well as domestic opportunities, but they will
have to face entirely new conditions, new ideas, new economic alignments. Now is the time; now when we
can stop and take thought, find out what we are doing, how we can improve our work, how we can cut
down expenses and waste, how we can fit ourselves for that great commercial war after the war, which we
know to be inevitable.
This is no time, nor is there any reason, for feeling bad, for pessimism, for gloom. We have work to do.
Let us up and at it!
of the German propagandist illy-concealed under the veneer of
sensationalism.
Testimony from men in the service, ranging from rookies
in the draft camps to seasoned officers in the front line trenches,
concurs in its unanimity of praise for the wonderful work this
organization is doing. The American Red Cross is typical of
the spirit of the American people. It needs and deserves their
hearty support. Therefore, give your financial support, be it
small or large, to the success of the coming campaign. Your
contribution may mean a bowl of soup for a hungry Belgian
child, it may mean a warm sweater for one of our own boys,
it may mean anesthesia and bandages and medicine for some
young American whose agonized face bears terrible witness to
the nameless horrors of the battle-field.
Never mind how many Liberty Bonds you have bought, for-
get how many contributions you have already made to the Y. M.
C. A., the Knights of Columbus and the many other splendid
organizations doing patriotic work, but dig down in your pocket
and give—give what you can afford, and then give some more,
and the harder it hurts to give the greater will be your satis-
faction when, after our boys come back with Victory perched
on their banners, you face them as an equal, because of the fact
that you did your bit "over here" while they were doing theirs
"over there."
HEN discussing business and national affairs generally in
these strenuous days, many men are inclined to go to
W
extremes. We have those who view the future through indigo-
hued glasses; they are of faint heart and see dismal times as a
result of the war, and they generally manage to make not only
themselves most unhappy, but place a barrage of pessimism in
the area in which they circulate.
On the other hand we have plenty of sane, level-headed, well-
balanced men who realize the seriousness of conditions, neverthe-
less work along optimistic lines, with full faith in the Govern-
ment, in the Nation, and in the boys who are at the front—men
who are full of confidence in the ability of the Nation to sur-
mount all difficulties to the end that it will be a greater power
after the war not only commercially but in the bigger things that
make our civilization a success.
Among the latter type of men may be classed John Wana-
maker, one of the our greatest Americans, who also ranks as one
of our leading piano merchants, and whose views, as expressed
daily in his editorial talks, are so admirably poised and full of that
real American spirit of confidence and courage that inspire and
uplift.
His utterances at all times are well worthy of consideration,
and they must unquestionably exercise a most beneficent in-
fluence, for they are based upon years of experience in business
and public life.
In a message the other day to the Carlisle Chamber of Com-
merce on the duty of America during the war and on business
prospects after the war, Mr. Wanamaker remarked: "The only
bright stars in the world at this hour are the Stars and Stripes,
made in Pennsylvania red with the blood of the patriotic founders
of the Nation and blue with the staunch faith of Americans in the
principles it represents.
"I believe we can speedily end this war by putting into it
forthwith our last dollar and every pound of mental and physical
strength we have.
"It is my belief that the ensuing four years after the war are
likely to be the most prosperous four years ever known in the
United States. I urge that we bring forward the fat years by
pouring out all our strength to get the war finished this year."
traufae
A Decision
regarding the best instrument to
offer your particular trade is
Not Hard to Reach
when you consider the Straube
quality of tone, workmanship and
material as well as the excellence
of service furnished by the
Straobe Upright, Style K
"Sing Their Own Praiue"
Straube Player, Style 15
"Sing Their Own Prai$e"
STRAUBE PIANO CO.
HAMMOND
INDIANA
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