Music Trade Review
Issue: 1918 Vol. 67 N. 12 - Page 11
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THE MUSIC TRADE
SEPTEMBER 21, 1918
11
REVIEW
ON THE FIRING LINE
Devoted tothe Workabouts and the Whereabouts of People Traveling in the Piano Trade
Conducted Under the Auspices of the National Piano Travelers' Association
W. C. Heaton Looks Over the "Farmerettes"
in North Dakota
W. C. Heaton, or "Billy," as most of us know
him, and who, by the way, is secretary of the
National Piano Travelers' Association, sends us
a very interesting letter in which he warmly
indorses the Travelers' Page idea. He has just
returned from a trip through the Dakotas and
tells us about some of the sights he saw up
there as follows:
"While up there 1 had the novelty of seeing
the farmerettes at work. In most of the cities
in both North and South Dakota the stores
have been closing early and all the clerks, men
and women, have been taken out to the wheat
fields to shock wheat. The girls are fitted out
with old clothes of various descriptions and
taken on trucks direct from the stores to the
wheat fields. After finishing their work they
are given their supper by the farmer, they fur-
nishing the labor for nothing. In Fargo par-
ticularly tliere is a great deal of rivalry among
the stores as to the one shocking the most
wheat and this rivalry was the means of shock-
ing from sixty to one hundred acres of wheat
by separate crews. While the Dakotas are far
from New York, the spirit everywhere is to do
everything you can to help win the war, and
the help furnished by the various stores, both
men and women, are doing a great deal to help
relieve the labor shortage in their section."
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ATTENTION, TRAVELERS!! (
This is the first issue of the Travelers'
page. We hope you like it. The boys
have responded splendidly to the letter
we sent out, but all of you must help in
making this page a success. Let us know
about your travels and experiences. If
any of you want to start an argument on
some question with a fellow member
these columns are at your disposal. If
you want to raise "Cain" with someone,
send us the dope, it will make interest-
ing reading. If you have any new pic-
tures of yourself send one along—we'll
stand for anything once.
Send all news items and other material
to George H. Bliss, 518 West Fifty-fifth
street, New York City.
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Ty Cobb Presents W. C. Whitney With
Unique Souvenir
W. C. Whitney, vice-president and general
manager of the A. B. Chase Co., was in De-
troit on Labor Day to see the final base-
ball game between the Chicago and Detroit
teams. Mr. Whitney gives a very interesting
description of what took place after the game
as follows:
"It was indeed quite a sad occasion, not only
A. B. Furlong Sends Greetings From Cin- because the ball players did some sad playing,
but to see them in the dressing room after the
cinnati
same saying 'good-bye'—in some cases for
A. 11. Furlong, Jr., the well-known sales man- the last time. It was quite a sight, however,
ager of the Vocalstyle Music Co., advises us that to see some four thousand fans jump out of the
Kmil Lohemyer, who for some time repre- bleachers and grandstand, and make a rush to
sented the Vocalstyle Music Co. in the Middle center field to shake hands with Ty Cobb after
West, is now "doing his bit" for Uncle Sam, and the second game ended. It took him half an
is at present quartered at Jacksonville, Fla. Mr. hour to shake hands with as many as possible
Lynch, who covered the Southeast and Penn- and make his way to the dressing room, where
sylvania territory, is now on the briny deep on he was giving out baseball bats, baseballs and
souvenirs of all kinds to many friends and ad-
his way to the trenches.
Geo. Hunt, formerly salesman of the Church- mirers. It really was quite impressing when
Beinkamp Piano Co., Cincinnati, and well known he was thoughtful enough to save his cap, that
in the trade, will represent the Vocalstyle he had worn all this season, as a souvenir for
He looked very solemn indeed, when he
Music Co. throughout the Middle West, and Al- me.
bert MacElroy, also of the Church-Beinkamp said, 'I may be giving you the last baseball
Piano Co., will cover the South. These two cap that I may ever wear,' as he leaves for
gentlemen are especially well qualified, having France October 1."
al! the essentials of true salesmen.
While in Detroit Mr. Whitney called on the
The Travelers' Association wish these two J. L. Hudson Co.
new travelers all the success possible, and will
W. F. Allen, Middle Western traveling rep-
look forward to their application for member- resentative of the A. B. Chase Co., left last
ship in the greatest travelers' association in the week on a trip through the South and South-
world.
west, calling on the A. B. Chase dealers.
Stuart Perry, Eastern traveling representa-
tive
of the A. B. Chase Co., leaves this week for
Wants a Good Piano to Wholesale Around
an extensive trip through the East.
$250 and $275
Here's an open field, fellows. A well-known
wholesale dealer in the Southwest wants a good
piano which he can wholesale through the
Western States, Nebraska, Iowa and vicinity
at a price around $250 and $275. This gentle-
man is a member of our association, and is a
good man to tie to, so if any of our members
who have a piano that will wholesale around
that price would like to make a good connection
out in this territory, please write our treas-
urer, C.eo. H. Bliss, at 518 West Fifty-fifth
street, New York City, for particulars.
Henry
Stultz Resigns From Lockwood
Piano Co,
Henry Stultz, who has been an officer in the
Lockwood Piano Co., has severed his connec-
tion with that concern, and is now located at
220 Fifth avenue, New York.
Mr. Stultz is
handling a full line of player-pianos and phono-
graphs at that address, and extends an invita-
tion to his many friends to drop in to see him.
Henry is a mighty good fellow, and we all wish
him the best of success in his new venture.
Henry J. Gear men on Extensive
Through the Middle West
Trip
Henry J. Gearmen. the well-known traveling
representative of the house of Adam Schaaf, is
now on one of his regular trips through the
Middle West looking after the interests of his
dealers. Mr. Gearmen is a welcome visitor,
because he is an expert on player construction,
and does not hesitate to help a dealer solve
his player troubles whether in a Schaaf instru-
ment or not. Mr. Gearmen states that the deal-
ers he has called on thus far are most optimistic
and are getting a larger percentage of cash and
better terms than ever before. Mr. Gearmen
has been with the house of Adam Schaaf for
the past eighteen years, and his friends in the
trade hope he will enjoy many more years of
prosperity.
O. W. Williams Congratulates Us on Our
New Page
The following letter was received from O. W.
Williams with a great deal of pleasure: "I am
thoroughly in sympathy with your suggested
idea of 'A Travelers' Page' in The Review, and
will be glad to lend any assistance possible to-
wards its success. I certainly congratulate you
on this advanced step towards making the N.
P. T. A. more and more useful each year.
Keep up the good and up-to-date work in which
you have my very best wishes."
W. M. Plaisteds Activities
Our friend Bill journeyed to Lake Wakerpacht
on Labor Day and enticed various and sundry
bass to bite at the bait with which he teased
them. The result was that he brought home
forty-one pounds of bass.
Mr. Plaisted left for the West on September
11, and was in Cincinnati for the Ohio State
convention on the 16th and 17th. We have not
as yet heard how his luck was while there, but
will try and get a report for this page later.
Before leaving on his recent trip he had the
pleasure of entertaininig at lunch John Corley,
of Richmond, Va., and John Dugan, of New
Orleans. Bill did not state who paid for the
lunch.
The Travelers Want to Know
If Frank Edgar has had any change of heart
regarding jazz music?
If Dan Nolan made his expenses (as usual)
while at the Cincinnati convention?
Why Al. Shoninger did not advise us what ter-
ritory he is going to cover on his present trip?
Why Billy Plaisted only reported forty-one
pounds of bass when he could just as well have
said 100 pounds?
Why they light the incense burners in vari-
ous restaurants around Chicago when Harry
Berlin walks in?
Why Harry Yeager has thus far refused to
send formal challenge to Jack Bliss for the
much talked of swimming event?
Why Ned C. Strouse, of Hartford, does not
-send us a cartoon for this page?
Those who find their names mentioned above
will please enlighten this page so we can print
the answers to the various questions in our
next issue.
THE MUSIC TRADE
SEPTEMBER 21, 1918
11
REVIEW
ON THE FIRING LINE
Devoted tothe Workabouts and the Whereabouts of People Traveling in the Piano Trade
Conducted Under the Auspices of the National Piano Travelers' Association
W. C. Heaton Looks Over the "Farmerettes"
in North Dakota
W. C. Heaton, or "Billy," as most of us know
him, and who, by the way, is secretary of the
National Piano Travelers' Association, sends us
a very interesting letter in which he warmly
indorses the Travelers' Page idea. He has just
returned from a trip through the Dakotas and
tells us about some of the sights he saw up
there as follows:
"While up there 1 had the novelty of seeing
the farmerettes at work. In most of the cities
in both North and South Dakota the stores
have been closing early and all the clerks, men
and women, have been taken out to the wheat
fields to shock wheat. The girls are fitted out
with old clothes of various descriptions and
taken on trucks direct from the stores to the
wheat fields. After finishing their work they
are given their supper by the farmer, they fur-
nishing the labor for nothing. In Fargo par-
ticularly tliere is a great deal of rivalry among
the stores as to the one shocking the most
wheat and this rivalry was the means of shock-
ing from sixty to one hundred acres of wheat
by separate crews. While the Dakotas are far
from New York, the spirit everywhere is to do
everything you can to help win the war, and
the help furnished by the various stores, both
men and women, are doing a great deal to help
relieve the labor shortage in their section."
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ATTENTION, TRAVELERS!! (
This is the first issue of the Travelers'
page. We hope you like it. The boys
have responded splendidly to the letter
we sent out, but all of you must help in
making this page a success. Let us know
about your travels and experiences. If
any of you want to start an argument on
some question with a fellow member
these columns are at your disposal. If
you want to raise "Cain" with someone,
send us the dope, it will make interest-
ing reading. If you have any new pic-
tures of yourself send one along—we'll
stand for anything once.
Send all news items and other material
to George H. Bliss, 518 West Fifty-fifth
street, New York City.
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Ty Cobb Presents W. C. Whitney With
Unique Souvenir
W. C. Whitney, vice-president and general
manager of the A. B. Chase Co., was in De-
troit on Labor Day to see the final base-
ball game between the Chicago and Detroit
teams. Mr. Whitney gives a very interesting
description of what took place after the game
as follows:
"It was indeed quite a sad occasion, not only
A. B. Furlong Sends Greetings From Cin- because the ball players did some sad playing,
but to see them in the dressing room after the
cinnati
same saying 'good-bye'—in some cases for
A. 11. Furlong, Jr., the well-known sales man- the last time. It was quite a sight, however,
ager of the Vocalstyle Music Co., advises us that to see some four thousand fans jump out of the
Kmil Lohemyer, who for some time repre- bleachers and grandstand, and make a rush to
sented the Vocalstyle Music Co. in the Middle center field to shake hands with Ty Cobb after
West, is now "doing his bit" for Uncle Sam, and the second game ended. It took him half an
is at present quartered at Jacksonville, Fla. Mr. hour to shake hands with as many as possible
Lynch, who covered the Southeast and Penn- and make his way to the dressing room, where
sylvania territory, is now on the briny deep on he was giving out baseball bats, baseballs and
souvenirs of all kinds to many friends and ad-
his way to the trenches.
Geo. Hunt, formerly salesman of the Church- mirers. It really was quite impressing when
Beinkamp Piano Co., Cincinnati, and well known he was thoughtful enough to save his cap, that
in the trade, will represent the Vocalstyle he had worn all this season, as a souvenir for
He looked very solemn indeed, when he
Music Co. throughout the Middle West, and Al- me.
bert MacElroy, also of the Church-Beinkamp said, 'I may be giving you the last baseball
Piano Co., will cover the South. These two cap that I may ever wear,' as he leaves for
gentlemen are especially well qualified, having France October 1."
al! the essentials of true salesmen.
While in Detroit Mr. Whitney called on the
The Travelers' Association wish these two J. L. Hudson Co.
new travelers all the success possible, and will
W. F. Allen, Middle Western traveling rep-
look forward to their application for member- resentative of the A. B. Chase Co., left last
ship in the greatest travelers' association in the week on a trip through the South and South-
world.
west, calling on the A. B. Chase dealers.
Stuart Perry, Eastern traveling representa-
tive
of the A. B. Chase Co., leaves this week for
Wants a Good Piano to Wholesale Around
an extensive trip through the East.
$250 and $275
Here's an open field, fellows. A well-known
wholesale dealer in the Southwest wants a good
piano which he can wholesale through the
Western States, Nebraska, Iowa and vicinity
at a price around $250 and $275. This gentle-
man is a member of our association, and is a
good man to tie to, so if any of our members
who have a piano that will wholesale around
that price would like to make a good connection
out in this territory, please write our treas-
urer, C.eo. H. Bliss, at 518 West Fifty-fifth
street, New York City, for particulars.
Henry
Stultz Resigns From Lockwood
Piano Co,
Henry Stultz, who has been an officer in the
Lockwood Piano Co., has severed his connec-
tion with that concern, and is now located at
220 Fifth avenue, New York.
Mr. Stultz is
handling a full line of player-pianos and phono-
graphs at that address, and extends an invita-
tion to his many friends to drop in to see him.
Henry is a mighty good fellow, and we all wish
him the best of success in his new venture.
Henry J. Gear men on Extensive
Through the Middle West
Trip
Henry J. Gearmen. the well-known traveling
representative of the house of Adam Schaaf, is
now on one of his regular trips through the
Middle West looking after the interests of his
dealers. Mr. Gearmen is a welcome visitor,
because he is an expert on player construction,
and does not hesitate to help a dealer solve
his player troubles whether in a Schaaf instru-
ment or not. Mr. Gearmen states that the deal-
ers he has called on thus far are most optimistic
and are getting a larger percentage of cash and
better terms than ever before. Mr. Gearmen
has been with the house of Adam Schaaf for
the past eighteen years, and his friends in the
trade hope he will enjoy many more years of
prosperity.
O. W. Williams Congratulates Us on Our
New Page
The following letter was received from O. W.
Williams with a great deal of pleasure: "I am
thoroughly in sympathy with your suggested
idea of 'A Travelers' Page' in The Review, and
will be glad to lend any assistance possible to-
wards its success. I certainly congratulate you
on this advanced step towards making the N.
P. T. A. more and more useful each year.
Keep up the good and up-to-date work in which
you have my very best wishes."
W. M. Plaisteds Activities
Our friend Bill journeyed to Lake Wakerpacht
on Labor Day and enticed various and sundry
bass to bite at the bait with which he teased
them. The result was that he brought home
forty-one pounds of bass.
Mr. Plaisted left for the West on September
11, and was in Cincinnati for the Ohio State
convention on the 16th and 17th. We have not
as yet heard how his luck was while there, but
will try and get a report for this page later.
Before leaving on his recent trip he had the
pleasure of entertaininig at lunch John Corley,
of Richmond, Va., and John Dugan, of New
Orleans. Bill did not state who paid for the
lunch.
The Travelers Want to Know
If Frank Edgar has had any change of heart
regarding jazz music?
If Dan Nolan made his expenses (as usual)
while at the Cincinnati convention?
Why Al. Shoninger did not advise us what ter-
ritory he is going to cover on his present trip?
Why Billy Plaisted only reported forty-one
pounds of bass when he could just as well have
said 100 pounds?
Why they light the incense burners in vari-
ous restaurants around Chicago when Harry
Berlin walks in?
Why Harry Yeager has thus far refused to
send formal challenge to Jack Bliss for the
much talked of swimming event?
Why Ned C. Strouse, of Hartford, does not
-send us a cartoon for this page?
Those who find their names mentioned above
will please enlighten this page so we can print
the answers to the various questions in our
next issue.
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